William Henry HAIGH

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Service Number:	3340
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woods Point, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 15 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3340, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3340, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3340, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide
22 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion
15 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3340, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3340 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-15

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Address at the time of enlistment was Union Street, Brunswick East, Victoria

Son of Frederick Haigh and Emma Helena Haigh of 'Murilea', Beach Road, Hampton, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal