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AKERS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2101 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobar, New Soouth Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2101, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2101, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2101, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Agnes Akers of Darling Street, North dubbo, NSW formely of 'Dolton Park' Cobar, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal