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MORTON, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6792 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1916, Enlisted at Cootmundra allocated to 1st Depot Battalion for Basic Training |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Rosewood, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tumbarumba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootmundra allocated to 1st Depot Battalion for Basic Training | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked for France 20 March 1917 as reinforcement for 3rd Infantry Battalion. Taken on strength of Unit in the Field 11/04/17 | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Headquarters, Detached for duty with 1st Division HQ till 23rd October 1917 | |
| 31 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Embarked for UK wounded GSW Right eye and face | |
| 6 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RTA for Discharge Right eye excised | |
| 6 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 2MD Sydney wounded | |
| 1 Jan 1960: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6792, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Office of Australian War Graves report of Burial of Private Morton at Northern Suburbs Crematorium 1960 |
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