William Christopher BORSERIO MM

BORSERIO, William Christopher

    Service Number: 3252
    Enlisted: 2 August 1915, Liverpool
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 25 December 1894
    Home Town: Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural causes, Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1967, aged 72 years
    Cemetery: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3252, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
    2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3252, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3252, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
    16 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3252, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW side (severe)
    16 Sep 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion
    17 Mar 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3252, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HT Plassy, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 3 May 1919
    14 May 1919: Honoured Military Medal, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, For judgement and bravery at Bellicourt from 30 September to 2 October 1918, as part of a small party that bombed 600 yards of the main enemy trench and and caused many casualties through excellent grenade throwing. During an enemy counter attach he stood on top of the parapet, without regard to personal safety, throwing bombs on the advancing enemy with great effect and being in the midst of the very thickest of the fighting.
    25 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3252, 53rd Infantry Battalion

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