MADDERN, William Thomas
| Service Number: | 2181 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woods Point, Victoria, 24 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, 28 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot 3, Row K, Grave No. 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2181, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2181, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2181, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2181, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2181, 28th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2181 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
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Lance Corporal Maddern was awarded the Military Medal following the Battle of Pozieres in 1916 for gallantry and devotion to duty.
Wounded in action on three occasions during his 1916 service in France, he was again wounded in action in Belgium and died on 28th October 1917.
This young father had been a well-known footballer both in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields and with Subiaco and North Fremantle under the name 'Billy' Maddern.
Our family proudly honours his memory. - Submitted by Colleen van Hemert
Son of: 432 Sapper William Henry MADDERN (/explore/people/370936), Tunnelling Details, who returned to Australia, 22 July 1917.
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