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GORTON, William Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 339 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Stroud, New South Wales, Australia, 28 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Stroud, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Stroud Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Stroud Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 339, Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 339, 1st Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 339, 1st Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 339, 1st Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood |
Personal Stories
The man of family
he lied about his age lol
Submitted 1 November 2021 by oscar gorton
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