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WHARTON, William Manuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4435 |
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| 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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4435, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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
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