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CATRON, William George James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1058 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Omeo, Victoria, Australia, December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Public servant |
| Died: | Mine explosion - booby trap, Flers, France, 3 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 36 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1058, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 1058, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1058, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia | |
| 29 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Originally RTA 11 April 1916 (invalided due to abdominal pains) but not discharged. Later rejoined the 8th Battalion (21st reinforcements). Departed Melbourne on HMAT Nestor and was restored to unit establishment in France on 16 January 1917. | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-03-03 |
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