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MCGEARY, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4002 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Selbourne, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Launceston,Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 11 June 2020, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Carr Villa General Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4002, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 4002, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 4002, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 30 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4002, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Wounded in both feet and had 8 toes amputated. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of William Thomas McGarry.