William Joseph COUCH

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Service Number:	4523
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Korumburra, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XVI, Row G, Grave No. 10
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4523, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 4523, 29th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 4523, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 4523, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4523 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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Son of Joseph John COUCH and Annie COUCH nee ASHTON, Traralgon, Vic.

Father on AIF

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