William RANCLAUD

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Service Number:	4856
Enlisted:	15 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallaroo, South Australia, 3 October 1896
Home Town:	Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Sisters of St Joseph School, Wallaroo, South Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wallaroo WW1 Roll of Honour

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4856, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4856, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4856 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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