William Joseph CULLEN

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Service Number:	623
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1897
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stove Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV. Row E. Grave 4. Inscription: SON OF WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH CULLEN OF BRUNSWICK, VICTORIA WE NEVER GAVE UP LOOKING
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, West Brunswick State School Honour Roll

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 623, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 623, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 623, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 623, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Manitou"
25 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 623, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 623, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
7 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 623, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt

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