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WALLIN, William Seymour
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4237 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Seymour State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XIX, Row B, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Seymour School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4237, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4237, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4237, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4237, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4237, 6th Machine Gun Company, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 15 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, France | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4237, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, SW to head sustained near Lihons. Evacuated to 10th Field Ambulance where he died of his wounds later the same day. |
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