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WILLOUGHBY, John (Albert John)

Service Number:	2696
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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2696, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
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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