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GOTHARD, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50056 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1918, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Preston, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1873 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Caufield, Victoria, Australia, 21 May 1961, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50056, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50056, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50056, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50056, 22nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Waincourt, GSW head - fractured skull (severe) | |
| 13 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50056, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HT Karoola, London for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 29 January 1919 | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50056, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
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