William John CHILDS

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Service Number:	1702
Enlisted:	6 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, 1893
Home Town:	Burramine South, Moira, Victoria
Schooling:	Cutnall Green Elementary School, Droitwich, England
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Yarrawonga War Memorial

6 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1702, 37th Infantry Battalion
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1702, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1702, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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Came out to Australia in 1913. Parents: John and Lucy Childs, Elmley Lovett, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England.