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WILLOUGHBY, John (Albert John)
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2696 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Deptford, England, 1879 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2696, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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2 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2696, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
2 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2696, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle | |
29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2696, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2696 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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