TOWN, William
| Service Number: | 15164 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Perth Western Australia, July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Military Hospital, Devonport, England , 23 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon, England, Roman Catholic Section, Row C, Grave No. 3351 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 15164, 10th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 4 Jul 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 15164, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 15164, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 23rd August…… William Town was born in mid-1893 at Perth, Western Australia to mother Frances Town.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 30th September, 1915 as a 22 year old, single Cook from Cottesloe, Western Australia.
Gunner William Town, Service number 15164, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Berrima (A35) on 4th July, 1916 with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England.
Gunner William Town died on 23rd August, 1916 at Military Hospital, Devonport, England from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. (A hand written note in his Service Record file states he died on 22nd August, 1916 between Keyham Docks & Military Hospital, Devonport)
He was buried in Efford Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England where 48 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/o---y.html
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