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YOLE, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2220 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2220, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth Ann Yole of Malmsbury, Victoria
Meeals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal