William John RING

RING, William John

    Service Number: 692
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Printer
    Died: Died of wounds - abdomen, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915
    Cemetery: Lancashire Landing Cemetery
    Row E, Grave 28, Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 692, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria
    21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 692, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
    21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 692, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Birth name registered as Willie John Gordon Ring number 31328

    Son of William Ring and Selina Emily Ring nee Hooton of 9 Ward Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. Brother of John Richard Ring, Herbert Arthur Ring, Cecil Clive Ring, Muriel Victoria Ring, Rosie Margarette Ring and Kathleen Daisy Ring

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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