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SHERRIFF, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5406 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Germany, 9 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Niederzwehren Cemetery Grave VI. L. 1. INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. SHERRIFF OF HAWICK SCOTLAND , Niederzwehren Cemetery, Niederzwehren, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5406, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5406, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Help us honour William Sherriff's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 31 and the son of Elizabeth Sherriff, of 6, Allars Crescent, Hawick, Scotland, and the late John Sherriff.
He is remembered on the Hawick Municipal Roll of Honour
UKNIWM Ref: 44298
Wilton Lodge Public Park, Hawick, Scotland