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CHURCHILL, William Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1526 |
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Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, February 1895 |
Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Saddler |
Died: | Killed in Action, Krithia, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1526, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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13 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking | |
19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1526, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1526, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1526, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia (taken on strength 7 May 1915). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin Frederick Churchill and Florence Churchill nee Davis of Essendon, Victoria. Next of kin given as his brother Gordon Victor Churchill of South Melbourne. Brother of Frederick Arthur Churchill and Else Elizabeth Churchill
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal