William Henry Charles MUNRO

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MUNRO, William Henry Charles

Service Number:	5156
Enlisted:	18 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1892
Home Town:	North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Longueville State School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Tanner
Died:	Died of wounds, Ebblinghem, France, 28 May 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lane Cove Great War Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5156, Liverpool, New South Wales
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5156, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5156, 2nd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...5156 Private William Henry Charles Munro, 2nd Battalion, of Longueville, NSW. A tanner before enlisting on 18 January 1916, Pte Munro embarked from Sydney on the SS Makarini on 1 April 1916 with the 16th Reinforcements. He died of wounds at the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, France, on 28 May 1918, at the age of 26." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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