REVILL, William James
| Service Number: | 4667 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1882 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Meningitis, At sea (HMAT Demosthenes A64), 13 January 1917, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Holybrook War Memorial, Southhampton, Hampshire, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Warra War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4667, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4667, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4667, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Revill enlisted in Dalby, Queensland, where he was farming. He left Sydney on the 22 December 1915 and fell ill on Christmas Eve two days later. He died of meningitis aboard the vessel, almost 3 weeks later, near Durban, South Africa, and was buried at sea.
His younger brother 7309 Private Edward Bolton Revill 14th Battalion AIF was later killed in action 29 March 1918. Another younger brother, 372 Private Vincent Henry Revill 38th Battalion AIF, was returned to Australia with chronic bronchitis during January 1918.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 13th January…… William James Revill was born at Colac, Victoria on 13th June, 1882.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 13th November, 1916 as a 34 year old, single, Farmer from Warra, Queensland.
Private William James Revill, Service number 4667, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 23rd December, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 31st Infantry Battalion, 12th Reinforcements.
He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 24th December, 1916 (date as per Statement of Service form. The Casualty Form – Active Service & Purport form both recorded he was sent sick to Ship’s Hospital on 12th January, 1917. The Hospital Admissions form recorded he was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 11th January, 1917 with Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. “Profound septicaemia toxaemia terminating ____.”).
Private William James Revill died at 8.30 pm on 13th January, 1917 at Sea on board HMAT Demosthenes (A64) from Meningitis.
He was buried at Sea at 6 am on 14th January, 1917 from HMAT Demosthenes (A64). Private W. J. Revill is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/p---r.html
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