William BANCROFT

BANCROFT, William

Service Number: 775
Enlisted: 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Alveston, Derbyshire, England, 1893
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Church of England School, Barrow-on-Trent, England
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 35, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 775, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
2 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 775, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 775, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas and Clara Bancroft of Barrow-on-Trent, West Derby, Derbyshire, England

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal