SEELEY, William John
| Service Number: | 2283 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Moonee Ponds West State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tinsmith |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 26 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2283, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2283, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2283, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred Private, 58th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William’s older brother, 305 Pte. James Seeley 7th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 6 July 1915, aged 20.
William served on Gallipoli with the 8th Battalion and transferred to the 58th Battalion during the doubling of the AIF in early 1916.
He was wounded in action a few days before the Fromelles battle when his battalion’s front-line trenches were heavily shelled and raided. William was killed in action near Morchies in France during an advance by the 58th Battalion.
Two uncles, Albert and Arthur Seeley, from Essendon, Victoria, also died on the Western Front during 1917 and 1918.