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MICHIE, William Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3207 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Yullock Oldmeldrum, Scotland; International Correspondence School. |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dernacourt, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Witness reports says he was killed instantly by machine gun wound to the heart while the unit was advancing. It is thought he had been buried by the 46th Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3207, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Cootamundra | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3207, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3207, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3207, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Gunshot wound to the arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Peter and Elizabeth Michie of Crown Street, Cootamundra, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he had been apprenticed to Mitchell Bros, Cootamundra
Served in the NSW Militia for 18 months
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