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WILLAN, Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 532 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bracknell, Tasmania, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Manaager |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At Sea, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 8 Buried at sea between Mudros and Alexandria, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mansfield War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 532, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 532, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 532, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 532, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 532 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Died of gunshot wounds to the abdomen
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal