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LOOKER, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 917 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Ripponlea, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 28 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Murrumbeena, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Malvern Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station overseer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 27 November 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oakleigh Avenue of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 917, Ripponlea, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 917, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 917, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 917, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 21 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 917, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound (scalp) | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 917, 5th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, 2nd occasion - GSW (left arm and right thigh) | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 917, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 917 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Charles Herdy
Veteran of Gallipoli and Western Front campaigns, wounded in the line at Bapaume on 3 November 1916, and died of his wounds in a Rouen military hospital on 27 November.
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