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MEREDITH, William Alexander
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1238 |
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Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, Enlisted at Mildura |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 1875 |
Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Horticulturist |
Died: | Illness - Nephritis, 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, France, 11 August 1917 |
Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block P, Plot 11, Row F, Grave 1A, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1238, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mildura | |
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20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1238, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1238, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1238, 38th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right arm and invalided to England on the 7 March 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Margaret Smith Meredith of Tenth Street, Mildura, Vic. Father of Alfred George Meredith, Sydney Owen Meredith and Lilian Phyllis Meredith
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlistment he had served a 3 year apprenticeship with Chaffey Bros of Mildura