KILLIGREW, William Bede
| Service Number: | 2402 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Benedicts School, West Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Greengrocer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 8, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2402, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2402, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2402, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 8 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2402, 18th Infantry Battalion, GSW (head) |
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William Bede KILLIGREW was born in Newtown, Sydney in 1885
His parents were James KILLIGREW and Anne FRASER
He enlisted at Liverpool on 27th July, 1915 with the Australian Infantry - 18th Battalion, 5th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Themistocles on 5th October 1915
William died of wounds on 8th May 1916 and is buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery, France - he is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial
His brother Septimus Bede KILLIGREW also died in WW1 in August 1916
WAR RECORD -National Archives Australia (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)
AIF PROJECT (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - 3rd June 1916
KILLIGREW - In loving memory of our beloved brother, William Bede Killigrew who died of wounds in France, May 8, 1916
A young life nobly ended, He sleeps till the last roll call.
He answered the call
Inserted by his loving sister & brother in law and nephews and brother S B Killigrew on active service
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