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WITHERIDGE, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6403 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1916, Rpyal Agricultural Society Grounds, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 7 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nut & Bolt Worker |
| Died: | Shell wounds, Westhoek Ridge, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6403, 18th Infantry Battalion, Rpyal Agricultural Society Grounds, Sydney | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6403, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6403, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6403, 18th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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