ERRINGTON, William Alexander
| Service Number: | 1346 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Stockton, New South Wales, 29 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Waratah West, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Self inflicted injuries, Cook's Hill, New South Wales, 11 May 1937, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Waratah Masonic Lodge No 170 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1346, 30th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1346, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1346, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1346, 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
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On his Attestation Paper and Service Record (and on NSW Birth records) this soldiers name is recorded as William Bell Errington
Son of William B. Errington and Mary J. Hetherington
"RETURNED SOLDIER'S END. Found with Throat Cut
Sydney, Thursday. William Errington, aged 40 years, a returned soldier, who conducted a tobacco kiosk in the city, was found dead with his throat cut in a building near his stand. There was a razor nearby. He had been in ill-health for some time." - from the Wellington Times 13 Mat 1937 (nla.gov.au)
"ERRINGTON.- May 11, 1937, William Bell Errington, beloved husband of Gladys May, father of Rosemary. Privately interred May 13, Northern Suburbs Cemetery." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 15 May 1937 (nla.gov.au)