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ARMSTRONG, William Joseph
| Service Number: | 6086 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Medium Trench Mortar Batteries |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Robertstown, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Robertstown West Primary School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart attack), Eudunda, South Australia, 1 June 1964 |
| Cemetery: |
Eudunda Cemetery, S.A. Block D, No. 151 |
| Memorials: | Eudunda Arch Gates, Eudunda and District WW1 Roll of Honour, Robertstown Peace Hall Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6086, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 6086, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 6086, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 6086, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mary Morris
William Joseph Armstrong was my grandfather, and when he returned from the Western Front in 1919, he took up a soldier settlement block at Hampden Section 469, Hundred of Julia Creek. I still live in the house he had built with War Service assistance and I still farm the soldier settlement property with my husband. We still retain a lot of letters written by William Joseph Armstrong to his family throughout the war.
"...6086 Gunner William Joseph Armstrong, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade from Robertstown, South Australia. A 23 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 9 September 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 12th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 9 November 1915 aboard HMAT Wandilla (A62). After arriving in Egypt, he was appointed a Driver and then proceeded to France in March 1916. While serving on the Western Front, in June 1918 he reverted to Gunner at his own request and transferred to the 1st Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery. Gnr Armstrong arrived back in Australia on 31 May 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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