FULLER, William Jacob
Service Numbers: | 1139, 1135 |
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Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Geelong |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Connewarre, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Connewarre, Surf Coast, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barwon Heads & District Residents Honor Roll, Connewarre & District Soldiers Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Torquay Point Danger War Memorial, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1139, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1135, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1135, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1139, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1139 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Robert and Susannah Fuller of Connewarre East, near Geelong, Victoria. Brother of Andrew Miller Fuller who was killed in action on 26 September 1917 while serving with the 29th Battalion
William was a certified engine driver
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Robert and Susannah Fuller of Connewarre East, near Geelong, Victoria. Brother of Andrew Miller Fuller who was killed in action on 26 September 1917 while serving with the 29th Battalion
William was a certified engine driver
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal