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DANES, William Gordon

Service Number:	2399
Enlisted:	24 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, 1882
Home Town:	Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tramway Conductor
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 March 1917
Cemetery:	Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row D, Grave 23, Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Lebucquiere, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board HR

World War 1 Service

24 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2399, Enlisted at Melbourne
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2399, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2399, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert and Julia Danes; husband of Lucy Ethel

Medals: Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal