MUNRO, William
| Service Number: | 2199 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rochester, Victoria, May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Old age?, Casterton, Vic., 1 June 1983 |
| Cemetery: |
Casterton Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Dunrobin Honor Board, Wando Vale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2199, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2199, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 39th Infantry Battalion, GSW left shoulder and right leg | |
| 14 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW right groin | |
| 25 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 39th Infantry Battalion |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte William MUNRO,
Regimental Number: 2199
Unit Name: 39th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Farmer
Address: Dunrobin, Casterton, Vic.
Age of Enlistment: 27 years and 2 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 4 July 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Next of Kin: Father, Daniel Munro, Bells Hill, Casterton, Vic.
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic., on board HMAT A9 Shropshire, on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 39 Battalion
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Disembarked Plymouth, Devon, England on 11 November 1916. Marched in to AFB 213, 11th Battalion, Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England on 21 November 1916. Proceeded to France per Princess Victoria, on 20 December 1916. Marched in at Etaples, France, on 21 December 1916. Sick in January 1917. Marched out to unit on 15 March 1917, and Taken on Strength 39th Battalion, in the Field on 16 March 1917. He was wounded in action in the Field, on 10 April 1917, and transferred to England on HS St Andrew, on 15 April 1917. On the same day he was admitted to Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington, London, England, suffering gunshot wound to left shoulder and right leg, and was discharged from hospital 18 May 1917. After 2 months in France he was wounded in action (2nd occurrence) on 14 July 1917 and transferred to England per HS St Patrick, on 20 July 1917. Admitted same day to 1st Southern General Hospital suffering with gunshot wound right groin, and discharged from there on 11 December 1917 to furlough. He reported to Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, on 25 December 1917. He left England to return to Australia on 12 March 1918, and was discharged 25 June 1918, medically unfit.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Kenilworth Castle, from Plymouth, Devon, England, on 12 March 1918. He changed ships to the HMT Field Marshall in Durban, South Africa on 25 April 1918, arriving in Melbourne on 22 May 1918. He married Olive Rachel McClure, 23 April 1919, Coonewirricoo, Vic.
Place of Wounding: (1) Gunshot wound, right shoulder and right leg, 10 April 1917, France. (2) Gunshot wound, right groin, 14 July 1917, France.
(No. 11 Australian General Hospital report states 23/12/1917: 'There is a large wound T. shaped caused by bomb, in hip. Scar is large, tight and adherent to hip bone. Walks with difficulty and requires a stick. Movement at hip is very limited and causes pain.' By 7/6/1918 the report was that the hip movements were good, and could be performed without pain.)
Place of Death: 1 June 1983, Casterton, Vic.
Place of Burial: Casterton Cemetery, Vic.
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Wando Vale, near Casterton, Vic.
Note: His brother Daniel was killed in Messines, France, on 9 July 1917
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