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WITHERS, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 288 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1915, Enlisted at Ararat, Victorai |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | RockyPoint, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), Greece, 15 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row O, Grave 258 Rev. Cole Hamilton officiated Headstone inscription reads: In the memory of the dear son of Mr. & Mrs. Withers Ararat, Australia, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Oakleigh Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 288, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ararat, Victorai | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 288, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 288, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of David Henry and Alice Wither of Ararat, Victoria later of Burlington Street, Oakleigh, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of David Henry and Alice Wither of Ararat, Victoria later of Burlington Street, Oakleigh, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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