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LAILEY, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 33 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Shinfield, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bridgetown, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | School Green, Shinfield, England |
| Occupation: | Carpenter/Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Grave Special Memorial B, 1. INSCRIPTION THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT , Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridgetown War Memorial, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 33, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Western Australia | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 33, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 33, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 33, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 33 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1890 Lailey William Henry Wokingham 2c 355
He was 25 and had been a resident of School Green, Shinfield.
He is remembered on the Shinfield War Memorial which stands at the edge of a small car park on Shinfield green.
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