MARSHALL, William
| Service Number: | 141 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 15 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 June 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 141, 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 AIF WW1, Private, 141, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
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"LATE SNGLR. W. MARSHALL.
Mrs. Marshall, 107 Hanson street, has received from Snglr. F. A. Connor, on behalf of the comrades of her late son, Snglr. Will Marshall, a letter expressing their sympathy and condolence. The writer says the deceased died nobly, and is remembered a fine, true, and brave soldier. He adds:—
"Will was in the front line, and had just gone to his machine gun position when a large shell burst alongside him, wounding him in head and legs. Although he knew he was seriously hit, he told the stretcher bearers to tend the other wounded first; and when all had been taken to the rear he said, 'Now take me back when you are ready.' On the way to the dressing station he was hit with a bullet in the body." He was taken to hospital the same night, and died at 5 a.m." - from the Adelaide Observer 16 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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