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DUCHESNE, William Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 28 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Model School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student Military Science |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Baby 700 Cemetery, Anzac Special Memorial 1 |
| Memorials: | Manly War Memorial NSW |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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