ENDACOTT, William
| Service Number: | 2610 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick West, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Train accident, Footscray, Victoria, 25 May 1929 |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | West Brunswick State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2610, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2610, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ford
The Age (Melb, Vic), Mon 27 May 1929 (p.12):
RUN DOWN BY TRAIN – RAILWAY FITTERS KILLED
Fatality at Footscray
Two men were killed in a railway fatality at Footscray on Saturday morning. The victims were: –
WILLIAM ENDACOTT, 32 years, married, Vincent-street, Coburg.
GEORGE VICTOR AYLOTT, 32 years, married, Inglis-street, Williamstown.
Both men, who were electrical fitters employed by the Railway department, were killed by the 8.30 a.m. Bendigo express after stepping from one line to another in order to avoid an approaching train from Kyneton. The men were walking along the “up” track at Footscray, under the Nicholson-street-bridge with the intention of repairing a defect in some automatic signals in the vicinity. Under the bridge they noticed the Kyneton train approaching. Stepping on to the “down” track they were struck by the Bendigo-bound train.
The accident was reported by the driver of the Kyneton train, but the Bendigo train crew was unaware of the accident until informed on the arrival of the train at Clarkefield.
Both Endacott and Aylott were attached to Footscray signal depot.
The Age (Melb, Vic), Mon 27 May 1929 (p.1):
DEATHS
ENDACOTT – On 25th May (result of accident) at Footscray, William, the dearly beloved husband of Edna Endacott, of 40 Vincent-street, Coburg, and loving father of George and James, beloved son of Walter and Alice Endacott, aged 32 years. Late 1st Pioneers, A.I.F.