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DILLISTONE, William Jacob
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1990 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Clare, Suffolk, England, 25 March 1880 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 10 August 1915, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1990, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1990, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1990, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Janes
William was one of 9 children (7 brothers - George, Fred, Arthur, Jim, Alfed, Jack and Victor and a sister and youngest, Esther) who were born to nurseryman Josiah and Esther at Clare, Suffolk, England.
Younger brother, Arthur and his wife, moved to Australia, in 1900 and established Dindiloa farm north of Geraldton, WA.
William, his mother, and sister Esther joined Arthur in 1905.
William, aged 35, departed Freemantle aboard HMAT Horotara on 26th April, 2016 and tragically passed away on 10th August 2016.
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