MIDDLETON, William Dickson
| Service Number: | 2212 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Enlisted Blackboy Hill, Perth |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Moonamble, Victoria, Australia, August 1871 |
| Home Town: | Wellington Mills, Dardanup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Foreman |
| Died: | Busselton, Western Australia, 11 June 1925, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Busselton Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Tree Plaque: |
Moonambel ANZAC Avenue
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| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted Blackboy Hill, Perth | |
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| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2212, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2212, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), GSW's to face, legs & hands. Etaples, France. | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Embarked from England for Australia per "Katuna" for discharge | |
| 6 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharge Perth, medically unfit. Loss of left eye |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Western Mail (Perth: WA. 1884-1954 Thu 25 Jun 1925. Page27
Mr William Dickson Middleton, an old resident of the Bussleton district, died at Bussleton on June 11. Deceased, who was one of the best known timber men in the State, had been ill for some time as the result of injuries of the late war.
In the flourishing days of the Karridale timber mills, he was a trusted employee of the M. C. Davies Company. Subsequently he acted in varying capacities for Millars Timber and Trading Company, in Western Australia, and for some years held responsible posts at Shanghai and in Siberia. Prior to his last illness he held the position of manager at Millars, Marrinup mill. He served with the 51st Battalion in the A.I.F., and was 51 years of age.
The funeral took place on Friday afternoon, when the remains were laid to rest in the Anglican portion of the Busselton cemetery.