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ARMSTRONG, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1311, 1464 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Originally issued with service number 1311 but was changed prior to embarking |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cordial Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 4th Infantry Battalion, Originally issued with service number 1311 but was changed prior to embarking | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1311, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1311, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Melbourne | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1464, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1464 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of A. and M. Armstrong of Leichhardt, NSW
Next of kin given as his sister Mrs. E. Spowart of West Maitland, NSW. Also brother of Alexander Armstrong who returned to Australia on 25 January 1919 having served with the 18th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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