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PADGETT, William George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 588 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Cole, Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Mount Cole, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mount Cole Stat School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 28 July 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 588, Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 588, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 588, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 588, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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