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TROTT, William Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 233 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Randwick |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk - Government Railways |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 3 February 1959, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Haymarket Men of the Railways & Tramways Store Branch Roll of Valour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 233, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Randwick | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 233, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 233, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 233, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW shoulder | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 233, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 22 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock and sprained ankle | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry, courage and initiative at Verbranden Molen on night of 12/13 October 1916 in re-organising and leading forward a raiding party. Later returning to the enemy trenches to ascertain that none of his men had been left behind. | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Appointed to a Commission in the Indian Army |
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