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WILLSHIRE, Charles Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 271 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millicent, South Australia, 27 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Springbank, South Australia, 12 September 1957, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 15A, Site No: 23 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 271, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 271, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 271, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 271, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Gunshot wound to the back | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 271, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound in both knees | |
| 31 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 271, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged due to being medically unfit (not due to misconduct) |
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