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JOYCE, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3118 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Omeo, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mareeba, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kooboora State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Bridge Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mareeba War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3118, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3118, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3118, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 25 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Transferred from the 4th Pioneer Battalion to the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion at Forvant | |
| 6 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 3118, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3118 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter and Mary (nee Smith) Joyce of Mareeba, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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