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LINTON, William Aston
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1382, 2259 |
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Enlisted: | 16 November 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1888 |
Home Town: | Carisbrook, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
Schooling: | Carisbrook State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in action, Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Lancashire Landing Cemetery Row E, Grave No. 46 |
Memorials: | Carisbrook War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1382, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1382, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1382, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2259, 6th Infantry Battalion |
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