BUDGE, William
| Service Number: | 5053 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1877 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat State School No 1998 |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brown Hill Queen Street State School No 1998 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5053, 8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5053, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5053, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 5053, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5053 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Mary BUDGE, 3 Trevor Street, Ballarat East, Victoria
Private BUGDE.--Mrs. Budge, of 3 Trevor street, Ballarat East, has received information from the Defence Department (through Canon Davis) that her son. Private William Budge, (previously reported missing on April 11th) was killed in action on that date. Private Budge enlisted in February, 1916, and sailed on 1st April with reinforcements for the 8th Battalion. After finishing training in England he was transferred to the 46th Battalion, and saw about eight months service in France, finally taking part in the Australian's attack on Riencourt, near Bullecourt, on 11th April, in which action he is now reported to have been killed.
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