WASLIN, William Pickard
Service Number: | 965 |
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Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Selby, England, 8 September 1893 |
Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Council School, England |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli , 13 November 1915, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row D, Grave 4 Rev. Father Mullins officiated Headstone inscription reads: Until we meet again |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 965, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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21 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 965, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Newcastle embarkation_ship: HMAT Kabinga embarkation_ship_number: A58 public_note: '' | |
21 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 965, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kabinga, Newcastle | |
2 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 7th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
12 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 965, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 965 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of George and Ann Waslin of Manor Farm, Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, England formerly of West Bank, Fish Lake, Doncaster, England
Brother of Thomas Waslin who returned to Australia on 27 June 1919 having served with the 7th Light Horse Regiment and Andrew Waslin who was discharged in England on 27 October 1919 having served with the 14th Light Horse Regiment
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Shayne Cunningham
BROTHER: James Edward WASLIN, #82114, 1st Troop Squad, 2nd Reserve Cavalry - British Army