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RUSSELL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1080 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1914, An original member of G Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Chain of Lagoons State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 20 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row J, Grave No. 24. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1080, 15th Infantry Battalion, An original member of G Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1080, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1080, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1080, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1080 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of Robert and Rosa Russell of St Marys, Tasmania. His mother died in 1913 and his father in late 1915.
Russell enlisted in 1914 and served at the landing on Anzac on 25 April 1915. He was badly wounded in both thighs during the heavy fighting on Gallipoli on 7 August 1915. He was evacuated to the hospital ship Devanha and made it to hospital in Egypt where he died of wounds some two weeks later.
His eldest brother Joseph Russell received all of his medals, and his identity disc, a handkerchief and a purse.