William James INGRAM

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INGRAM, William James

Service Number:	907
Enlisted:	26 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Aylesbury, England, 1887
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Police Constable
Died:	Died of wounds - severe gunshot wound, Baviere Hospital, Malta, 13 August 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Plot B, Row V1, Grave 4, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW

World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 907, Enlisted at Sydney
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 907, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 907, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
2 Jan 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, In the field
28 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, In the field
6 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 907, Severe gunshot wound to the head and evacuated to Malta on 12 August 1915 on board Dunluce Castle
13 Aug 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 907, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 907 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-13

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Mrs. E Pearson of 116 School Lane, Merry Hill, Bushey, England

Next of kin given as May McDonald of 'Glen Innes', Woodland Street, Balgowlah, Manly, NSW

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

Prior to enlisting he was a Police Constable at the Police Depot in Bourke Street, Sydney

Before he migrated to Australia was employed for 6 years by the City of London Police with the rank of Sergeant. He also served in the Garrison Artillery from which he resigned to migrate to Australia

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