William Thomas COXON

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Service Number:	1623
Enlisted:	17 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sturston, Derbyshire, England, 25 October 1879
Home Town:	Oakey Creek, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in action, France, 31 January 1917, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot IV, Row A, Grave no. 6
Memorials:	Coolah Memorial School of Arts HR1

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17 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1623, 53rd Infantry Battalion
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1623, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1623, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
31 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1623, 53rd Infantry Battalion

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