William Henry PETHARD

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Service Number:	811
Enlisted:	18 August 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Golden Square, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Brewery employee
Died:	24 June 1966, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Signaller, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Signaller, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (& SW?) left side of face.
22 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
1 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
27 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
11 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion
17 Aug 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7th Infantry Battalion
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
16 Dec 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gassed in the field (near Ypres).
23 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 811, 7th Infantry Battalion

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