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FETHERSTONHAUGH, William James
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Featherstonhaugh, William James - Australian War Memorial - Roll of Honour |
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| Service Numbers: | 62548, SX2515 |
| Enlisted: | 29 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2/2nd Railway Construction Company (RAE) |
| Born: | Appila (earlier known as Yarrowie), South Australia , 11 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Appila, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, Egypt, 17 June 1941, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Appila WW1 & WW2 Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Ranges War Memorial and Honour Roll, Port Augusta District WW2 Honour Board, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Port Augusta Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College "Old Scholars Who Enlisted" Honor Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 62548, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Boonah, Adelaide | |
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| 22 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 62548, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 62548 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, SX2515 | |
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| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2515 | |
| 29 Apr 1940: | Involvement Sapper, SX2515 | |
| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Port Pirie, SA | |
| 17 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, SX2515, 2/2nd Railway Construction Company (RAE) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 62548 |
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Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
Name - William James Fetherstonhaugh
Birth Date - 11 May 1897
Birth Place - Yarrowie
Registration Place - Frome, South Australia, Australia
Father - Richard Joseph Fetherstonhaugh
Mother - Annie Florence O'Dea
Page number - 130
Volume Number - 604
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