ACKRALL, William John
| Service Number: | 6030 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1916, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brixham, Devon, England, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | National Church of England Boys School, England |
| Occupation: | Iron Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Moreuil Communal Cemetery Allied Extension Grave E. 20. INSCRIPTION GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6030, 17th Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6030, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6030, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1898 ACKRALL William John Totnes 5b 129
He was 19 and the son of Bessie Ackrall, of 129, Mount Pleasant, Brixham, Devon, England, and the late Thomas Ackrall. He is one of three Australian casualties of the Great War honoured on the Brixham War Memorial though the inscription in his case incorrectly records his surname as ACKRELL.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William John ACKRALL was born in Brixham, Devon, England in 1898
His parents were Thomas ACKRALL & Bessie STEVENS
He enlistsed in Sydney on 5th September, 1916 and embarked with the 17th Infantry Battalion, 17th reinforcements on the HMAT Ascanius from Sydney on 25th October, 1916
William was Killed in Action in France on 18th April, 1918 - he is buried in the Moreuil Communal Cemetery , Allied Extension, Grave 20 and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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