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WOOLLEY, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2272 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Echuca, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1951, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England ZB 483 |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, Echuca, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound left thigh | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW right side | |
| 11 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion |
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