ALABASTER, William
| Service Number: | 1059 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | London England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Essex Road School, East Ham, London, England |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France Plot VI, Row D, Grave 31 Personal Inscription - GOD IS THY REFUGE AND UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1059, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1059, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1059, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1059, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1059, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, 45th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1059, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1059 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Parents: Elizabeth and Edwin Richard ALABASTER, 44 Wellington Avenue, West Cliff on Sea South End, England
William emigrated to Australia in 1912 aged 21
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
There is some doubt about his place of birth; the CWGC record which includes information provided by his parents when they returned the Final Verification Papers states that he was a native of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. It is likely that he was born in Poplar, east London. This is especially likely as he attended school at Essex Road School, East Ham, London, England
He was 27 and the son of Elizabeth and the late Edwin Richard Alabaster.
In the United Kingdom, he is honoured on the war memorial now in Prittlewell Priory, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
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