GULLY, William Alfred
| Service Numbers: | 1364, 1364A |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 30 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gillies Street School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Upholsterer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, Belgium, 5 August 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Plot III, Row D, GRave No. 20 AIF Section , Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1364, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1364, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1364A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1364A awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-05 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
William Alfred GULLY
With 16 Battalion. In Gallipoli, May, 1915. In France, June, 1916. Between 9-11 August, 1916, 16 Battalion took part in the advance from Pozieres towards Mouquet Farm. On 10 August William suffered a gun-shot wound to the right forearm, near Ration Trench, between Pozieres and Mouquet Farm, while attacking the German Circular Trench. Medivaced to England on 22 August, 1916. Rejoined the battalion on 3 May, 1917. Wounded in Action a second time on 11 June, 1917, while in action near Messines, with a gun-shot wound to the arm. He remained on duty. He was Killed in Action on 5 August, 1917. Most likely by German artillery. Buried at Messines Ridge British Cemetery.
Submitted 29 August 2017 by Ian Gully
Biography
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli (contracted illness; invalided to Heliopolis; recovered; returned to duty)
France (wounded, August 1916; invalided to 24th General Hospital; recovered; returned to duty).
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