William PHILPOT

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Service Number:	624
Enlisted:	6 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, 10 January 1892
Home Town:	Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Natural causes, Ashfield, New South Wales, 14 August 1949, aged 57 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Cremated
Memorials:

6 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 624, Liverpool, New South Wales
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 624, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 624, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
22 Aug 1915:	Wounded Lance Corporal, 624, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded Lance Sergeant, 624, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion - GSW (scalp, neck and thigh)
4 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 18th Infantry Battalion
3 May 1917:	Wounded Company Sergeant Major, 624, 18th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), 3rd occasion - GSW (right leg)
30 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion
31 Aug 1918:	Wounded Second Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, FOURTH occasion
1 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion
25 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion

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"PHILPOT William - August 14 1949, at his residence 78 Norton Street Ashfield beloved husband of Jessie and dearly loved father of Cecil and Roy aged 57 years." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 15 Aug 1949 (nla.gov.au)

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