William COLES

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Service Number:	917
Enlisted:	31 July 1914, Morphettville, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lillimur, Victoria, Australia , 1887
Home Town:	Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 18 September 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 4
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fyans Creek State School Roll of Honor

31 Jul 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 917, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, SA
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 917, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 917, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 917, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to leg. No other details.
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 917, 10th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
18 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 917, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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