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DUNHAM, William Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5527, 5827 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Operator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5527, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5527, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 5827, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5827 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-09 |
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William Stanley DUNHAM was born in 1893 in Ballarat, Victoria
His parents were Albert George DUNHAM and Elizabeth PENHALL
He enlisted on 15th July 1915 with the 6th Infantry Battalion SN 5827
Unit embarked from Melbourne on 3rd July 1916 on HMAT Ayrshire
He was Killed In Action on 9th April, 1918 - no known grave
William is commemorated in the Australian National Memorial in Villers Bretonneux, France