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WILLMOTT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6735 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1915, Enoggera, Qld |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Golden Square State School, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Occupation: | Prospector |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pernois, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, France Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 3, Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 17th Army Service Corps, Enoggera, Qld | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6735, 17th Army Service Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Driver, 6735, 17th Army Service Corps, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 56th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 8 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6735, 56th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 15 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Belgium | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 6735, 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Polygon Wood | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 6735, 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Villers-Bretonneux, Multiple SW to head and leg. Evacuated to 4th CCS at Pernois, where he died later the same day. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
According to eyewitness and 4th CCS statements, Dvr 6735 William Willmott was wounded in action (multiple SW to head and legs) on 24 April 1918 near Aubigny, France.
He was transferred to the 4th CCS situated at Pernois where he died of wounds the same day.
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