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WOOLSTON, Walter John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 567 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Illness (Cerebral tumour), 'M' Special Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 17 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row F, Grave 64 Headstone inscription reads: He giveth unto his beloved sleep, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Merewether Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 567, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 567, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 567, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Alfred and Betsy Woolston of 43 Janet Street, Merewether, NSW; brother of Harold Albert Woolston who died of wounds on 10 April 1917 while serving with the Australian Machine Gun Corps
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal