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HANDLEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2615 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drayton, Queensland, Australia, 1 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Drayton, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drayton War Memorial, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2615, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2615, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2615, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2615 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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