PORTER, William James
| Service Number: | 1013 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Roseberry Park, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrabeen, New South Wales, 23 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Police Constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Manly War Memorial NSW, Surry Hills NSW Police Force Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1013, Roseberry Park, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1013, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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"FIVE SOLDIER BROTHERS... SONS OF MR. ROBERT PORTER, OF NEWPORT, MANLY.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter, of Newport, have reason to be proud of their sons, five of whom have enlisted and are at, or on their way to the front. The first of the sons to get into khaki was William, aged 23. He went away from Sydney with one of the first contingents, and going through the famous landing at Gabe Tepe on April 25 scathless, he was in the trenches for nearly four months before he was wounded. His parents were officially advised of his casualty at the time, but since then no news has reached them as to his condition, notwithstanding the fact that a number of inquiries have been made. Robert, the eldest son, aged 29, was the next one to see his path of duty. The other three sons, Sydney, aged 23, Carl, 21, and Bert, 19, left recently with one of the contingents from Sydney for the front." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 22 Jan 1916 (nla.gov.au)
"...1013 Private William James Porter, 13th Battalion, of Newport, NSW. A policeman prior to enlistment, Pte Porter embarked with B Company from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action at Hill 60, Gallipoli, Turkey, on 22 August 1915, aged 25. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Australian Memorial at Lone Pine. Pte William Porter had four brothers who served in the AIF. 4546A Private Sidney George Porter, 53rd Battalion, was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Belgium, on 24 September 1917 aged 24. 4547 Private Albert Edward Porter, 3rd Battalion, was killed in action near Pozieres on 22 July 1916. 3454 Sergeant Robert Daniel Porter MM, 1st Battalion, and 4544 Private Carl Horwood Porter, 3rd Battalion, survived the war..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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