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MCWILLIAM, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2841 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Vic., 1875 |
| Home Town: | Riddells Creek, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Riddells Creek State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Riddell District Honor Roll Board, Riddells Creek Riddell District Honour Roll Plaque, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2841, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2841, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2841, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander and Annie MCWILLIAM
Killed in action on 11th August at Pozieres, France, Private John Mc William, eldest son of Alexander McWilliam 'Holyrood' Ridell, brother of Staff-Sergeant G Mc William, and the late Lieutenant S.A. McWilliam (killed in Gallipoli, 30th May, 1915).
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