FULTON, William
| Service Number: | 572 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, at Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tipperary, Ireland, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 572, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Morphettville | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 572, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 572, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 572, 10th Infantry Battalion, Disciplinary discharge |
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William Fulton was born in Tipperary Ireland in 1878. He was 36 when he enlisted. His occupation was a firefighter and his Religion was Roman Catholic. He was not married. During his time before the war he did not have family or children. His next of kin was, his Sister Mrs K Campion who lived at 118 Brice St, Cape Town, South Africa. He had previously served 3 years in service D.E.O.V.R Cape Intd Rifles.
William Fulton enlisted in the AIF on August 26 1914 into the 10th Battalion. He embarked at Adelaide on the H.M.A.T. A11 Ascanius on the 20/10/14 and he went to Egypt. While in Egypt he was continually in trouble:
- 7/12/14 – Absent without leave for 4 days
- 13-16/12/14 – Absent from camp while in detention
- 18/12/14- Breaking arrest under detention
- 25/12/14 – Breaking arrest under detention
- 31/01/15 – Absent without leave and use of obscene language towards officer
As a result of this he was recommended for disciplinary discharge; in the words of his commander's report he was "a most objectionable and incorrigible fellow". On 5/3/15 he sailed from Suez per R.M.S Molaja and disembarked at Adelaide. He was discharged at Adelaide on 10/4/15 for disciplinary reasons.
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