William Younger Grubb BLACK

BLACK, William Younger Grubb

Service Number: 3013
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Minmi. New south wales, Australia, November 1896
Home Town: Minmi, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling: Minmi Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Coal miner
Died: Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916
Cemetery: Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boisselle
Grave I. A. 5. INSCRIPTION FOR EVER WITH THE LORD, Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers la Boisselle, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Minmi Roll of Honour, Minmi St Andrew's Church Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

8 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3013, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3013, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 20 and the son  of James and Marjory Black, of Miumi, New South Wales.