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SHARP, William Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1640 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carnforth, Lancashire, England., 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Turkey, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Grave II. I. 34. INSCRIPTION HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE FIGHTING FOR GOD & LIBERTY , Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1640, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1640, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1888 SHARP William Ernest Lancaster 8e 779.
He was 26 and the son of William Waters Sharp and Emma Sharp, of 42, Lilydale Grove, Auburn, Victoria, Australia.