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COURTNEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5061 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 12 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Invermay State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5061, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5061, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5061, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney |
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