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DE BOOS, William Kinglake

Service Number:	363
Enlisted:	15 January 1915, Hamilton, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1884
Home Town:	Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant, National Bank Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Died:	Natural causes, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia., 16 April 1978, aged 93 years
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne A F Alway Lawn, Row AA, Grave 55
Memorials:	Euroa School No 1706 Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour, Hamilton Christ Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Sale Club WWI Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 363, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Hamilton, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 363, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 363, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
1 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Egypt
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 363, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 Sep 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 363, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
3 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, England
3 Apr 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, France
20 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 29 May 1919 (with new wife) and discharged (appointment terminated).

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