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JARROTT, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 912 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moyhu, Victoria, Australia , January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Moyhu, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wangaratta State Schoo, Victoria, Australia l |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Myrrhee HB1, Myrrhee State School Pictorial HB, Oxley War Memorial, Wangaratta High School Roll of Honor, Wangaratta High School War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 912, Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 912, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 912, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 912, 37th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...912 Sergeant (later Company Sergeant Major) William Thomas Jarrott, 37th Battalion of Wangaratta, Victoria. A teacher prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Persic (A34) on 3 June 1916. It is believed, he was killed in action on 7 June 1917 during the battle of Messines, Belgium, aged 21. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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