William Manuel WHARTON MM

WHARTON, William Manuel

Service Number: 4435
Enlisted: 23 November 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
Born: Port Pirie, South Australia, 25 June 1898
Home Town: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Barber
Died: Died of wounds, France, 21 August 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Plot V, Row B, Grave 33,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

23 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4435, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
12 Feb 1916: Involvement Private, 4435, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1916: Embarked Private, 4435, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
21 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 4435, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4435 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-21

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

7 August 1916 - Wounded in action, gunshot wounde to the face

20 November 1916 - To hospital with Tonsolitis

5 July 1918 - Awarded Military Medal

20 August 1918 - Wounded in action, shell wound to the head

Medals: Militsry Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal