William VOISEY

VOISEY, William

Service Number: 3508
Enlisted: 20 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, 1890
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Motor Mechanic
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World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3508, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3508, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3508, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
18 Sep 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3508, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Full name is William Thomas Voisey but served as William Voisey.

Son of Marie Voisey of Westbourne Road, Forest Hill, London, England. Served his three year mechanic apprentideship with Cornstall Auto of London, England.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 10 June 1916 aboard HT Itonus disembarking on 13 July 1916 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney 

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1933 William was residing in the Lidicombe Hospital and Home, Lidcombe, NSW

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