William Danieloff GORKOON

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GORKOON, William Danieloff

Service Number:	4799
Enlisted:	6 December 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Samara, Russia, 11 December 1892
Home Town:	Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sleeper Cutter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Aveluy Wood Cemetery, (Lancashire Dump), Mesnil-Martinsart Aveluy Wood Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4799, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4799, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4799, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4799 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Biography

"KALGOORLIE RECRUITING

At the Kalgoorlie recruiting office last month the number of volunteers examined was 183 and the rejecteds totalled 67. Three Russians have been enlisted lately, the last two, formerly workers on the woodlines, both having had previous military training in their fatherland.

The position is a curious one as regards the enlistment of allies in the Australian forces. This trio of Russians, the recruiting officer says, will fight with our men in kliaki, but it is impossible to enlist Italians under the same conditions simply because Italy has not yet declared war on Germany. Names of those who have been recruited are :— G. Bradford, F. B. Burrows, J. Clarke, J. B. Craig, J. E. Day, F. C. Edmonson, E. T. Hinscliff, A. E. Rice, J. T. Smith, W. A. Schiff. E. Taylor; J. Rrland, and W. D. Gorkoon, both the latter being of Russian nationality." - from the Kalgoorlie Miner 07 Dec 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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