William John HUSBAND

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Service Number:	4179
Enlisted:	2 September 1915, Unit Text: 47th Bn. AIF Originally enlisted with 15th Battalion, 13th Reinforcements. Tfrd from 15th to 47th on 1.4.1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 29 January 1897
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Christian Brothers Catholic School, Charters Towers, Queensland
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 8 August 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4179, 47th Infantry Battalion, Unit Text: 47th Bn. AIF Originally enlisted with 15th Battalion, 13th Reinforcements. Tfrd from 15th to 47th on 1.4.1916
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4179, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4179, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
8 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4179, 47th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds to lower extremeties received in action on August 8, 1916 at 3rd Casualty Clearing Station.
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 4179, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4179 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08

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