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FOILAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2395 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe Point, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Trade Factory |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), France, 8 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Etretat Churchyard Extension III D 6, Etretat Churchyard Extension, Etretat, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2395, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2395, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2395, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2395, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2395 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-08 |
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Son of John James and Elizabeth Nobel FOILAN, 22 Alice Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales
FOILAN -In loving memory of my only beloved don Pte William Foilan 19th Batt died in France November 8 1918. His lonely mother
FOILAN.—In sad, ever loving memory of my only beloved son, Private William Foilan, died in France, November 8, 1918, over three years' service. Alone in my sorrow, the sad tears flow. Then memories come of the dear long ago, But, unknown to the world, he stands by my side, And whispers: Dear mother, death cannot divide.
Mother.
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