William YOLE

YOLE, William

Service Number: 2220
Enlisted: 7 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town: Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1916
Cemetery: Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium
Plot 11, Row L, Grave 17, Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Dickebusch, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drummond War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2220, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2220, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2220, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
27 Jun 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2220, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wounded while taking part in a night raid on enemy trenches. Bomb wounds to the right thigh, shoulder and arm

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Elizabeth Ann Yole of Malmsbury, Victoria

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