BOTSFORD, William
| Service Number: | 1340 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Richmond State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Ironmoulder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 97. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1340, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1340, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1340, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Botsford served at the Anzac Landing with the 14th Battalion. He was evacuated to Egypt after suffering a bullet wound to the cheek on 19 May 1915. He returned to Gallipoli during July and was evacuated sick after the August 1915 battles.
One of the first casualties of the 14th Battalion in France, he was badly wounded in the upper leg and jaw by shrapnel on 29 June 1916 and died a few days later in a Field Ambulance. His father Sapper John Botsford, served overseas with the 10th Field Company Engineers until 1919.
It was reported in the local newspaper, "Private W. Botsford, who died of wounds on July 3, was Brighton Street Richmond old boy, and was a Gallipoli hero, having been wounded twice; on the second occasion at Lone Pine. His father, who is now on his way to the front with the 10th Field Engineers, had two toes amputated, so as to pass the doctor."
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