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WILLETTS, Joseph Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6829 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aldridge, Staffordshire, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 87 |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Woodend War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6829, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6829, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6829, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
According to his enlistment papers, Joseph, born in England, had served for 12 years in the Worcester Regiment. He was married to Alice and living in Ipswich, Queensland at this time, with one child.
He was wounded in action on the 4 November 1917, only a few months after joining the 9th Battalion in Belgium. He died in the 2nd Australian Field Ambulance the same day.