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SEARLE, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4917 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo Victoria, Australia, March 1877 |
| Home Town: | Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | 20 August 1947, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4917, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4917, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4917, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4917, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gassed | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4917, 5th Pioneer Battalion, 3rd MD |
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