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WADDELL, William Thomson

Service Number:	1768
Enlisted:	4 June 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Irvinebank State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane M.W.S. & S.B. Roll of Honour (Original), Brisbane Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

4 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1768, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1768, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 1768, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1768 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-02

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