William Gordon POPE

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Service Number:	173
Enlisted:	18 January 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Barker, South Australia, 18 September 1999
Home Town:	Rosefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	5 December 1941, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mitcham Cemetery, S.A. Section E - Plot 182
Memorials:	Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

18 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 173, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF
16 Mar 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 173, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 173, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
21 May 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 173, 27th Infantry Battalion
30 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 173, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 173, 27th Infantry Battalion

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William (known as Bill) married May Frances CORSEY on 19 Mar 1909 in St Luke Church Adelaide.

Bill was the eldest son of John and Alice (nee HALL) POPE of Unley, South Australia.

May was the eldest daughter of Joseph Bonaventure and Ann (nee HENNESSY) CORSEY of Port Adelaide, South Australia.

Bill and May had 4 children - 3 sons and 1 daughter.

In 1941 the family were living at 35 Carlton st, Rosefield, South Austration.

Source: Marriage notice (The Express and Telegraph 6 May 1909 Page 1) and Death notice (Chronicle 11 Dec 1941 Page 19)