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CATRON, William George James

Service Number:	1058
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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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1058, 8th Infantry Battalion
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, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
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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