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RUSSELL, William Burn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5087 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1917, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leichhardt, NSW, 11 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marrickville Public School |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Heart Failure, At home, 251 Victoria Road, Marrickville, NSW, 21 November 1946, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5087, 30th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5087, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 5087, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William and Mary RUSSELL
Husband of Ivy Isabel RUSSELL, 178 Victoria Road, Marrickville, NSW
William saw service in France and Belgium.
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