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SHELLY, William Patrick Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2009 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery), At sea (HMS Canada), 5 September 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery Grave A. 3088. INSCRIPTION TO HIM WHO MAKES NO MISTAKES WE GIVE HIM IN HIS KEEPING R.I.P., Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2009, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2009, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 21 and the son of Patrick and Margaret Winifred Shelly, of Marshalltown, Victoria, Australia.