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SHIRER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4911 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chelsea, London, England, 27 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Gueudecourt, France, 1 February 1917, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4911, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4911, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4911, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
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