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GOTHARD, William Nathaniel

Service Numbers:	537, 807
Enlisted:	14 August 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1894
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boot Last Turner
Died:	Natural causes, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1992, aged 98 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1914:	Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), 537, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
11 Sep 1914:	Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), 537, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, German New Guinea
1 Apr 1915:	Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), 537, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
31 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 807, 39th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
31 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion
27 May 1916:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 807, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
27 May 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 807, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
19 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 39th Infantry Battalion
31 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 39th Infantry Battalion
17 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 39th Infantry Battalion
17 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 807, 39th Infantry Battalion, Warneton, GSW right arm
14 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 807, 39th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW left thigh
31 Jan 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 807, 39th Infantry Battalion, HT Osterley, England for invaliding to Australia, via Capetown - disembarking Melbourne 13 April 1918
9 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 807, 39th Infantry Battalion

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