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SHANKS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 708 |
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| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 31 July 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Mount Perry Shire of Perry Roll of Honor, Mount Perry War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 708, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 708, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 708, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 708 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
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