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FOLEY, William George

Service Number:	3454
Enlisted:	4 September 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Wodonga, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 6 August 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3454, 13th Infantry Battalion
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3454, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3454, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
16 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion
27 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of Henry Rose.