William George BLACK

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Service Number:	2567
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dunedin, New Zealand, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Illness (Tuberculosis), Egypt, 28 May 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row F, Grave 76, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, 2567, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, 2567, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne
28 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2567, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2567 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-05-28
Date unknown:	Involvement 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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21 Battalion

Rank - Acting Sergeant

Died in 1 Auxilary Hospital, Cairo

Next of kin was his sister May Black, King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand