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SHERVINGTON, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2855 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kidston, Einasleigh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hagle Dump Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave 2/9, Hagle Dump Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 25th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Salvage Company | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 49th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of James Enock and Mary Shervington, of Aplin St., Cairns, Queensland.
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