William Gordon STARR

STARR, William Gordon

    Service Number: 1291
    Enlisted: 20 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Molong, New South Wales, Australia, November 1892
    Home Town: Molong, Cabonne, New South Wales
    Schooling: Molong Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Brickmaker
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Molong & District Roll of Honour, Molong Armed Forces Personnel Roll of Honour, Molong War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1291, Depot Battalion , Liverpool, New South Wales
    12 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    12 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
    16 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    16 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Unknown"
    23 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted to Hospital -- Bronchitis -- Mudros
    11 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria -- Bronchitis
    13 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to Convalescent Home -- Motasah, Egypt
    19 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Battalion -- Tel-El-Kabir, Egypt
    20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 17th Infantry Battalion
    19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
    29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 55th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1291 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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