William Charles Hector PATE

PATE, William Charles Hector

    Service Number: 2273
    Enlisted: 29 June 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion
    Born: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1881
    Home Town: Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
    Schooling: South Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Died of wounds, 53rd CCS, Daours, France, 1 September 1918
    Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
    Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 16
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918

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    World War 1 Service

    29 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2273, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2273, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2273, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
    4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2273, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW to buttock. Rejoined unit 2 January 1918.
    29 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2273, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2273, 38th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    31 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2273, 38th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to arm and thigh at Canal du Nord, Clery. Evacuated to 53rd CCS at Daours, but died there of his wounds on 1 September 1918.

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