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CHALLIS, William Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 312 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Deep Bay, Cygnet, Tas., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cygnet, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France III I 5, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Cygnet Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 312, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 312, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 312, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 312 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of William and M CHALLIS of Deep Bay, Cygnet, Tas.
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