MEDCALF, William Alexander
| Service Number: | 4847 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Inglewood, Victoria, August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Glenalbyn, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Inglewood, Victoria, 25 October 1978 |
| Cemetery: |
Inglewood Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Inglewood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4847, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4847, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4847, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 2 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 4847, 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Regimental number 4847
Religion Church of England
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 22
Next of kin Wife, Mrs M Medcalf, Glenalbyn, Victoria
Enlistment date 10 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 15 July 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/24/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Gunner
Unit from Nominal Roll 12th Field Artillery Brigade
Fate Returned to Australia 5 April 1919
Other details Name given on headstone as William Alex MEDCALF MM.
Date of death 25 October 1978
Age at death 83
Place of burial Inglewood Cemetery, Victoria
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