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BRAILSFORD, William Wood
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1050, 1050A |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Bridgenorth, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Wesleyan College, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 66 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridgenorth Pictorial Honour Roll, Exeter RSL WW1 Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1050, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1050, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1050, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1050, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1050, 26th Infantry Battalion, Embarked to join M.E.F. Gallipoli Peninsula. | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1050, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sick to Hospital (Gastro-Enteritis) | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, T.O.S. from 26th Infantry Battalion - (Undated in service records) | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1050A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1050A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1050A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1050A, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1050A awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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