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BLACK, William Younger Grubb
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3013 |
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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 |
Service History
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: '' | |
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8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3013, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of James and Marjory Black, of Miumi, New South Wales.