William James COLWILL

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Service Number:	2790
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Riverton, South Australia, 26 July 1886
Home Town:	Highbury, Narrogin, Western Australia
Occupation:	Contractor
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Narrogin War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

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29 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2790, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2790, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle

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