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TRELEASE, William Inson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1186, 2186A |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row I, Grave 8, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1186, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1186, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1186, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 22 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, New service number allotted 2186A | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement 2186A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2186A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Warrant Officer awm_died_date: 1915-11-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 22 years
Husband of Dorothy Trelesse of 'Grassmere', 54 Gladstone Street, Leichhardt, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers