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UTTERIDGE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5202 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Salvage Company |
| Born: | England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Forth, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia, 6 July 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Section C11, Grave 968. Interred on 8 July 1955 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5202, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5202, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5202, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Salvage Company | |
| 23 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5202, 4th Divisional Salvage Company, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit pleurisy with effusion (TB) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Esther Utteridge of Forth, Tasmania.
Brother of Albert Utteridge who was killed in action on 26 February 1917 and is buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 34 Another brother, Thomas Henry Utteridge, who enlisted in Tasmania but was discharged three months later. He died soon after from cerrebal-meningitis in the Hobart Hospital.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1918 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 22 May 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Mary Ann Matilda Utteridge of Tasmania