William George HASTINGS

HASTINGS, William George

    Service Number: 182
    Enlisted: 27 August 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia
    Last Rank: Second Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
    Born: At sea (near Hong Kong), 1877
    Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
    Schooling: Gosford Public School
    Occupation: Bank accountant
    Died: Killed In Action, France, 22 July 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 182, Helena Vale, Western Australia
    2 Nov 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 182, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 182, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
    11 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 182, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (neck and back)
    30 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion
    22 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-22

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    Biography contributed by John Edwards

    "... 182 Lance Corporal William George Hastings, B Company, 11th Battalion, of Perth, WA (originally of Gosford, NSW). LCpl Hastings enlisted on 27 August 1914, and embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Ascanius on 2 November 1914. He was later promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. He was killed in action on 22 July 1916 at Pozieres, France, age 39 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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