William James HAMBLING

HAMBLING, William James

Service Number: 3553
Enlisted: 15 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Born: Geelong, Victoria, September 1887
Home Town: Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation: Cook
Died: Accidental (knocked down by a motor bicycle), Melbourne, Victoria, 5 January 1929
Cemetery: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria

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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 3553, 22nd Infantry Battalion
19 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3553, Geelong, Victoria
5 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3553, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3553, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
6 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, Transferred as cook. Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt
26 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Transferred as cook. Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt.
19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3553, 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Sailed to France on HMT Canada
25 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3553, 14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Discharged from AIF in Melbourne, completion of service.

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