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EASTHAM, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 257 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | St Annes on the Sea, Lancashire, England, 12 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 257, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 257, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 257, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ellen Eastham of 127 Church Road, St Annes on the Sea, Lancashire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
As well as working as a plumber he also spent some of his time in Australia working on the land