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RUSSELL, William Hedley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3336 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 22 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Currie King Island Cenotaph, Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3336, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3336, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3336, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3336, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3336 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-28 |
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