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STORER, William Cecil
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2769 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Branxholme, Scotland, January 1892 |
Home Town: | Wallacedale North, Glenelg, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Baker |
Died: | Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 8 April 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery |
Memorials: | Wallacedale St Paul's Church Honour Roll, Wallacedale WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2769, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2769, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
30 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2769, Merris (France), Wounded in Action, Wimmereaux France, gunshot wound right knee. | |
9 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Corporal to replace Corporal R. L. Mace SN 4154 who was killed in action. | |
22 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Temp. Sergeant 22 Mar 1918 to replace Sgt. A. C. Cooper SN 2868 who was evacuated. Promoted to Seargeant on 22 June 1918. | |
8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2769, 24th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), wounded in Action, France, gunshot wound chest. |
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