William Walter Bernard BEHAN

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BEHAN, William Walter Bernard

Service Numbers:	2105, 1118
Enlisted:	24 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Drover
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

24 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1118, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1118, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
8 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 2105, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2105 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Patrick Behan and Agnes Behan nee Flynn of 268 Ferrar Street, South Melbourne

Medals: 1914-15 Star.British War Medal, Victory Medal

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