WILLMOTT, William Thomas
| Service Number: | 2788 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rose Park, South Australia, 9 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | Rose Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Rouen, France, 30 April 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen Section P, Plot XI, Row J, Grave 16A, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2788, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 50th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 29 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 50th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, GSW (back) Died of Wounds |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 9 July 1899 in Rose Park, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 643 Page: 295 District: Nor.)
Father Sydney WILLMOTT and Mother Helena Clara Willmott (nee NOLAN),
lived at Kensington Road, Rose Park, South Australia
he lived with his parents prior to enlisting.
Previous service: 4 years Senior Cadets with 79th Battalion (still serving on enlistmen)
Described on enlisting as 18 years 1 month of age, single, 5' 6.5" tall;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; fair hair; Roman Catholic
04/09/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide, SA
06/11/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour onboard HMAT Afric (A19)
as a Private with 50th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
09/01/1917 disembarked into Plymouth, England
He embarked with his two mates Private 2783 Wilfred Baden Powell and Private 2786
William Alfred Stevens, both with the 50th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement.
Pte Willmott trained in England with the 13th Training Battalion before proceeding
to France to join his battalion on the Western Front near Armentieres.
06/08/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Folkestone, England
25/08/1917 taken on strength of 50th Infantry Battalion
25/04/1918 gun shot wound to back, received in action near Villers-Bretonneux
2/5 Field Ambulance in France
admitted and transferred to 5th Casualty Clearing Station
evacuated to No.11 Stationary Hospital in Rouen, France.
30/04/1918 He died of these wounds.
buried in: St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France
Section P, Plot XI, Row J, Grave 16A
His name is commemorated on Panel 151 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War medal (52680), Victory medal (51880)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (344626)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 24/11/2016. Lest we forget.
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