William Walter JESSUP

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Service Number:	209
Enlisted:	17 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Scottsdale Tasmania Australia, 16 April 1884
Home Town:	Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 23 October 1916, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scottsdale Municipality Pictorial HR

17 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 209, 51st Field Artillery Battery
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 209, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 209, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 209, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 209 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-23

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