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PAISLEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 78449 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1917, East Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Hetton South, Durham, England, 13 June 1875 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Macarthur Street State School, Ballarat |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker/Builder's labourer |
| Died: | Accidental (struck by lightning), Roseville, New South Wales, Roseville Camp, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1917, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales (DVA) Official Commemorations: Grave Location: Zone C/Section H/Plot 408. Also his Official Memorial Plaque - Memorial Location: Wall 2/Panel P; AT the New South Wales Garden of Remembrance - Memorial Ave (within Rookwood Necropolis - Adjacent to Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood, Auburn, NSW, Australia., Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 78449, Field Company Engineers, East Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 78449, Field Company Engineers |
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