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MARKHAM, William Patrick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1235 |
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Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Coogee, NSW, 9 November 1896 |
Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Christian Brothers' School Lewisham |
Occupation: | Apprentice Carpenter |
Died: | 7 April 1952, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1235, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1235, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1235, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Michael and Ellen MARKHAM, 154 Denison Street, Petersham, NSW
William saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli and France and was wounded in France 29 October 1916. He returned to duty and contacted shell shock and trench fever and was invalided to England.