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WILLS, Egbert Athelstone
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3406 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Carlton, Victoria, December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3406, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Fremantle | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3406, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Joined the newly formed 52nd Bn, Tel el Kebir in Egypt. | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Promoted prior to 52nd's involvement in the attack on Monquet Farm where he and approximately 50 percent of the battalion suffered casualties. | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Wounded Lance Corporal, 3406, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW (right wrist) | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded Corporal, 3406, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, 2nd occasion - GSW (left leg) | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Wounded Corporal, 3406, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, 3rd occasion - GSW (legs and right shoulder) | |
| 24 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3406, 52nd Infantry Battalion |
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