William BRITT

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Service Numbers:	270, Commissioned Officer
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Midland Junction
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia, 9 June 1893
Home Town:	Toodyay, Toodyay, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter (WA Railways)
Died:	Gun shot wounds, Morlancourt, France, 10 June 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery XIII. D. 4.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial, Toodyay Heroes of Toodyay Roads Board District Roll of Honor, Toodyay and Districts Roll of Honor

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 270, 11th Infantry Battalion, Midland Junction
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 270, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 270, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound right hip
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 270, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
28 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
1 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
14 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 270, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm, Shell shock
8 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
7 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
10 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-06-10

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