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MADIGAN, William

Service Number:	1747
Enlisted:	16 June 1915, Perth WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	St Patricks Catholic School, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation:	Linotype operator
Died:	Died of wounds, Boulogne, France, 14 August 1916
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 138, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth WA
23 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
23 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
12 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Multiple SW to face, arm and hand. Evacuated to hospital however died of wounds on 14 August 1916.

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Died at 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, France