William Thomas PIDDINGTON

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PIDDINGTON, William Thomas

Service Number:	1965
Enlisted:	10 January 1916
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Molong, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Tomingley, Narromine, New South Wales
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 4 July 1918
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Parkes & District Cenotaph, Peak Hill War Memorial, Peak Hill and District Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1965, 54th Infantry Battalion
23 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1965, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1965, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-07-04

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Thomas PIDDINGTON was born in Molong, New South Wales in 1894

His parents were Henry Charles PIDDINGTON & Emma PACKHAM who married in Molong on 23rd January, 1893

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Two of his brothers also served during WW1

1. Cecil Henry PIDDINGTON (SN 5683) returned to Australia in 1919 (Awarded MM & Bar)

2, Gladstone PIDDINGTON (SN 54257) returned to Australia in 1919

Cecil Henry died in 1925 following surgery for appendicitis

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