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POPLE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1166 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1882, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Cassilis, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain Rev. C. Mayne officiated Panel 28, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Omeo Tongio West State School 3419 Roll of Honor, Swifts Creek War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1166, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1166, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1166, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli follwoing his action while attack a German Officers' trench | |
| 15 Jul 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1166, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1166 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Stephen Pople and Catherine Pople nee Grieg
Next of kin given as James Thomas Pople of Cassilis, Victoria who returned to Australia on 20 January 1917 having served with the 23 Battalion; David Pople of Northcote, Victoria; Henry Pople who was killed in action on 27 July 1916 while serving with the 22 Battalion and was buried in the Pozieres British Cemetery. Plot 111, Row J, Grave 25; John Robert Pople who returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 having served with the 4th Light Horse Regiment and Mary Cummings nee Pople
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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