William Gordon STARR

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Service Number:	1291
Enlisted:	22 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Molong, New South Wales, November 1892
Home Town:	Molong, Cabonne, New South Wales
Schooling:	Molong Superior Public School
Occupation:	Brickmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
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

22 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1291, Liverpool, New South Wales
12 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1291, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :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
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion
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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