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PORTER, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2472, 2472a |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grange, South Australia, Australia, 31 October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Grange, City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ganger |
| Died: | Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia, 9 September 1956, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2472, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2472, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Riencourt | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2472a, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2472, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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