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CATTERALL, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 32 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goangra, New South Wales, 25 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri West, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Goangra School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belguim, 13 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Narrabri and District Soldiers' Memorial Clock Tower, West Narrabri Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 32, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 32, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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"ROLL OF HONOR.
CATTERALL. — Private William John Catterall (Nipper), second son of Mrs. L. Catterall, of Narrabri, aged 24, killed in France, 13th of October, 1917.
A young life that promised well, At God's will a hero fell.
Inserted by his loving mother, sister, brother and brother-in-law, Violet, James and Nellie." - from the Narrabri North Western Courier 12 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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