William BOUCHER

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Service Number:	246
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1877
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Pawnbroker Assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 16, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 246, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 246, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 246, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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Arrived in Australia aged 37 years

Son of Loveden Henry and Emma Boucher of England

Address at the time of enlistment was Meldrum Villa, Sydney Road, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, NSW

Next of kin given as his brother Loveden Boucher of 63 Albert Street, Wickham, Newcastle, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with the Devonshire Regiment's 1st Battalion for over 18 years including the Boer War 1899-1902