William Henry ROYALS MM

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Service Number:	1767
Enlisted:	12 May 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Adelaide, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Glanville, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Adelaide School, South Australia
Occupation:	Wood Machinist
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove

12 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1767, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1767, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide
16 Dec 1916:	Honoured Military Medal
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 1767, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1767 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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