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REYCRAFT, William Calvet
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3126 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand, 18 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston Grammar School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XIX, Row C, Grave No. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3126, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3126, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3126, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Reycraft was born in New Zealand, and raised in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. He enlisted in Brisbane, Queensland and was posted to the 48th Battalion after arriving in France.
His younger brother, 7295 Pte. Cecil Layton Reycraft 16th Battalion AIF, had died of wounds in Belgium on the 7 August 1917, aged 29.
They were the sons of John Calver Reycraft and Mary Ann Reycraft, of Beaconsfield, Tasmania. The father, John Reycraft had passed away in Beaconsfield in 1903 and their mother received their medals and effects.
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