William John ARMSTRONG

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ARMSTRONG, William John

Service Number:	6276
Enlisted:	24 October 1916, Castlemaine, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 19 December 1894
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Mansfield District State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot IV.A.7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oxley War Memorial, Whitfield Holy Trinity Church Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

24 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6276, Castlemaine, Victoria
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6276, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6276, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6276, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne

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Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley

Lance-Corporal William John Armstrong, who was killed in action on the 31st of August, 1918, was the second son of Mr. Donald Arm-strong, of "Rubra," 60 Mont Albert-road, Surrey Hills.

He was born on the 19th of December, 1892, and was appointed junior teacher at Preston in 1910.

He was transferred to Camberwell, and then had charge of schools at Degamero, Glenmore, Edi, Delatite, and Howquadale, showing himself a good teacher, who took keen interest in the school and its surroundings, besides being an enthusiastic sportsman and a universal favorite.

He enlisted on the 24th of October, 1916, and, on the 23rd of November, embarked with the 18th Reinforcements to the 24th Battalion on the transport Hororata. After training for some time in England, he went to France, joining his unit on the 23rd of November. He met his death nine months later.

Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.

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