William BRETLAND

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Other Name:	Pollock, James
Service Number:	4279
Enlisted:	14 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Conway Street, Liverpool, England, 27 April 1872
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook and baker
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 29 April 1917, aged 45 years
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot IV. Row C. Grave 37.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

14 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4279, 19th Infantry Battalion
11 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4279, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
11 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4279, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney

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William Bretland has also served in the Boar War (15months) and Turkish Station War (6 months).

It is not know what name/s he served under in these wars.