BESSON, William
Service Numbers: | R1027, 1027 |
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Enlisted: | 14 April 1915, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Public School and Catholic Convent School, Tamworth, NSW |
Occupation: | Woodworking machinist |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 June 1918, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
14 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Berrima from Sydney, Australia | |
10 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, R1027, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, R1027, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
20 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1027, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1027 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-20 |
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Other service number 1000
3 Batttalion
Rank - Private
10 September 1917 to 22 October 1917 AWOL
9 November 1917 Pleaded guilty AWOL sentenced to 98 days in detention
6 January 1918 to 28 January 1918 AWOL
22 February 1918 Pleaded guilty to being AWOL, sentenced to 70 days detention
Son of P. Besson, of Marius St., Tamworth, New South Wales, and the late Amelia Besson