William George OBORNE

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Service Number:	6415
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Mortlake & Colac State Schools, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter & Fireman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Fire Brigade Honour Roll WW1, Colac St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6415, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6415, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6415, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Son of John Oborne and Isabella Oborne nee Toleman of Colac, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal