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RICKETTS, William Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3074 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fleet, Hampshire, England , December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Brisbane, Queensland Australia, June 1964 |
| Cemetery: |
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3074, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3074, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 49th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia. |
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