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BRANSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1590 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head and chest, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row A, Grave 7 Rev. F.G. Power officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bindoon Chittering War Memorial, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Golden Ridge Boorara Boys of Waterfall Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1590, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1590, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1590, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of T and Eliza Branson of Norseman, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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