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LONDON, William Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3672 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Moonta South Australia, 30 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Myrtle Bank, South Australia, 5 January 1971, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Old Burke Ward Boys Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3672, 7th Field Ambulance | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 3672, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 3672, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3672, 7th Field Ambulance |
Personal Stories
We visit the pyramids
A brief mention of W.S. London, known as 'Sid' in Jim Godfrey's private 1962 stories titled 'ANZAC and Beyond'. A series of stories by Jim of his time with the 7th from 1915 - 1918.
Having arrived in Egypt:
'On our first day of leave, four of us decided to pay a visit to the pyramids. The party consisted of Sid London, Roy Bice (later killed in France) grandpa Keast* and myself.'
*A.J.Keast
Submitted 24 April 2018 by Tom Stafford
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