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COLBORNE, William Hector
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 835 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dunbar Public School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Apprentice |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 835, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 835, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 835, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 835, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of William and Jessie Cassidy Colborne of Retheven Gardens, Retheven, Haddingtonshire, Scotland formerly of Dunbar, Scotland. Next of kin given as his foster mother Catherine Reid of the above address
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprentice to sea with Gillespie Nicol & Co, Glasgow, Scotland
Other occupation given as farmer