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INNES, William Maitland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 298 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia, 8 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Condobolin, Lachlan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 16 May 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Buried 17 May 1915, grave B. 262. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 298, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 298, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 298, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 298, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW leg | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 298, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Erica Ryan
As recorded by the Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder on 16 June 1915 ('A Condobolin Hero of the Dardanelles.'), Will was the only son of drover Warburton Grey Innes of Condobolin, and grandson of the Honorable Frederick Maitland Innes who served for 26 years was a Member of the Tasmanian Parliament.
Will was well known as the champion runner of the Condobolin district and a good all-round athlete; and was the first soldier from the district to die of wounds sustained in the conflict on Turkish soil.
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