William (Mont) MONTGOMERY

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Service Number:	929
Enlisted:	29 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Auburn, Victoria, Australia, June 1890
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Artist
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 5 October 1918
Cemetery:	Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 24,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

29 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 929, Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 929, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 929, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 929, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion
21 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 929, 21st Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, Shell wound (back)
16 Sep 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 21st Infantry Battalion
5 Oct 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 929, 21st Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, 2nd occasion - GSW (buttocks)

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