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DOUST, Willie Hilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3557 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 October 1915, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lower Southgate, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV. Row E. Grave 5. Inscription: OF LOWER SOUTHGATE, CLARENCE RIVER, N.S.W. MAY THE LORD WATCH OVER HIM, MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Lower Southgate Public School WW1 Roll of Honour, Lower Southgate War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3557, Depot Battalion (AIF), Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 18th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- No. 4 Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Mumps -- Egypt | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Battalion | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 5th Brigade Details | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian" | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3557, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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