William Arthur HEAD

HEAD, William Arthur

    Service Number: 169
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Bristol, England, 1889
    Home Town: Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Hospital Attendant
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Parramatta Mental Hospital Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 169, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 169, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 169, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was North Parramatta Hospital, NSW

    Son of Charlotte Head of Stafford Street, Bristol, England

    Brother Alan Robert Head of Canterbury, NSW who returned to Australia on 20 May 1919 having served with the 17th Battalion, Mrs Searle of Bristol, England and Harry Head of Cape Town, South Africa

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Territorial Forces

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