William Melville KLINTWORTH

KLINTWORTH, William Melville

    Service Number: 171
    Enlisted: 5 June 1915
    Last Rank: Bombardier
    Last Unit: 36th Heavy Artillery Group
    Born: Mount Gambier, South Australia, 9 October 1880
    Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Professional soldier (RAGA)
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 16 March 1916, aged 35 years
    Cemetery: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez
    XV. K. 9,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    5 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 171
    5 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, from being a permanent member of the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (RAGA) [see folios 9 and 65 of AIF service records].
    17 Jul 1915: Involvement Bombardier, 171, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
    17 Jul 1915: Embarked Bombardier, 171, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
    16 Mar 1916: Involvement Bombardier, 171, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 171 awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1916-03-16
    16 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 171, killed in action by artillery fire on 16 March 1916 near Mont-Saint-Éloi, Pas-de-Calais as his unit was preparing to go into action for the first time.

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    Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

    William Melville KLINTWORTH was born on 9th October, 1880 in Mount Gambier, South Australia

    His parents were Henry KLINTWORTH & Emma Jemima RACKHAM

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