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WILLSHIRE, Joseph Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 6 June 1918, Appointment as Second Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s South Australia Mitcham Camp SA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Riverton South Australia, 9 April 1875 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Riverton State School South Australia |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Prospect South Australia , 30 August 1951, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Appointment as Second Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s South Australia Mitcham Camp SA | |
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| 23 Jul 1918: | Involvement 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Embarked 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, AIF Headquarters, Allocated to AIF HQ UK from 3rd Reinforcement’s SA for duty | |
| 28 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 10th Battalion in the field France | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated in the AIF cessation of hostilities Discharged 4MD Adelaide SA |
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Joseph Daniel Willshire, Professional Soldier
3.5 years Australian Infantry Regiment
1.0 year 74th Infantry Regiment and Special School of Instruction Albury
5.0 years Australian Instructional Corps ( Still Serving with Permanent Force 1913-1918)