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NIGHTINGALE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1956 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Toowoomba, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium I E 3 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Roma Heroes Avenue
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Roma Cenotaph, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1956, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba, Qld. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1956, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1956, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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