William WILKIE

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Service Numbers:	2466, 2466A
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Enlisted at Fremantle, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, 1874
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 June 1918
Cemetery:	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 2, Row D, Grave 83, Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2466, Enlisted at Fremantle, Western Australia
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2466, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2466, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle
15 Jun 1918:	Involvement Private, 2466A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2466A awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-15

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4 February 1916 - To hospital at Heliopolis with Influenza

7 march 1916 - Taken on strength 16 Battalion

1 June 1916 - Embarked to join BEF at Alexandria

9 June 1916 - Deismebarked at Marseilles

12 September 1916 - To hospital with Cellulitis

24 September 1916 - Rejoined unit

11 June 1918 - Alloted A after service number making it 2466A

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal