William Luxford VIRGO

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Service Number:	3365
Enlisted:	22 February 1917, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Georgetown, South Australia, 14 April 1873
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Northfield, South Australia, 2 August 1949, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 5, Path 4, Aspect W, Grave 16. Not marked
Memorials:

22 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3365, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA
29 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 3365, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 3365, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle
24 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3365, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to senility

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Son of William Luxford Virgo and Sarah Ann Virgo nee Black of Royal Terrace, Hyde Park, SA.

William had served previously with the Boulder Militia, WA, 1906-1912.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Llanstephen Castle disembarking on 8 April 1918

Medal: British War Medal

On 31 May 1920 William married Sarah Blanch Kewson in St Mary Magdalene Church, Adelaide, SA.