William Colbart DUDDLE

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DUDDLE, William Colbart

Service Number:	781
Enlisted:	20 November 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Superior Public School, North Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds & Meningitis, No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, United Kingdom, 28 December 1917
Cemetery:	Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 781, 6th Light Horse Regiment
6 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 781, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: ''
6 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 781, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Sydney
28 Dec 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 781, 56th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Colbart DUDDLE was born in Goulburn, NSW in 1892

His parents were Thomas DUDDLE & Elizabeth COLBART who married in Carcoar, NSW in 1877

He was wounded in Polygon Wood, Ypres and was taken to the No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Harefield UK where he died from his wounds on 28th December, 1917

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Two of his brothers also served in the Army during WW1

1. Aubrey Augustus (Gus) DUDDLE (SN 4283) returned to Australia in 1917

2. George Macefield DUDDLE (SN 3384) returned to Australia in 1919

George also served during WW2 (SN N377353) & was discharged on 25th July, 1944 - Private with 13th Infantry Battalion Volunteer Defence Corp.

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