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EMMERTON, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5695 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Somerset, Tasmania, Australia, April 1880 |
| Home Town: | Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 16 June 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cuprona District HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5695, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5695, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5695, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Hobart | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5695, 40th Infantry Battalion, Septic wounds - SW right side abdomen | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Imprisoned 1st Passchendaele | |
| 2 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5695, 40th Infantry Battalion |
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