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EGELTON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5677 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 January 1916, Casula, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Campbelltown, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Le Verguie, France, 18 September 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave II. A. 27. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5677, Casula, New South Wales | |
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| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5677 | |
| 3 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5677, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5677, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5677, 13th Infantry Battalion, GSW (right leg and chest) | |
| 4 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Promoted Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5677, 13th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5677 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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