William Newton BALDOCK

BALDOCK, William Newton

Service Number: 886
Enlisted: 7 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: Australian Army Service Corps
Born: Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, 1887
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: County Council School, Lindfield, Sussex, UK
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Drowned-Jumped overboard from the transport ship S.S. ‘Port Lincoln’, At sea, At sea (HMAT Port Lincoln A17), 21 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Driver, 886, 1st Divisional Train, Blackboy Hill, WA
2 Nov 1914: Involvement Driver, 886, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914: Embarked Driver, 886, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Medic, Fremantle
21 Aug 1915: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Driver, 886, Australian Army Service Corps

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Newton BALDOCK was born in Guildford, Surrey , England in 1887

His parents were Edward BALDOCK & Annie BACKSHALL

He arrived in Australia on 14th June, 1907 on the ship Miltiades

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was one of four brothers. He emigrated to Australia in 1907 with his brother Harry. A brother, Private Charles Baldock, aged 20, also gave his life in this conflict. He was serving with the 9th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment, 24th Division Service Number G/ 3258. He was killed in action on the first day of the battle of Loos, 25th September 1915. He had been born in Purley, Surrey and enlisted in Lindfield having then been employed at 'The Star', Haywards Heath. He is commemorated on The Loos Memorial.
They were sons of Edward and Annie of 15 West View, Lindfield.
Both brothers are remembered on the Lindfield Parish War Memorial 1914-1919. Also commemorated on this memorial is Private Ernest Richard Townshend, aged 36 of the 16th Battalion The Australian Infantry. A. N. Z. A. C. Killed in action on Gallipoli 2nd May 1915 

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