William MORLEY

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Service Number:	2412
Enlisted:	18 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Queenstown, South Australia, 13 October 1898
Home Town:	Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Burnside Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1917, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside Primary School Memorial Gates, Kingoonya & Tarcoola Honour Roll, Port Augusta Tarcoola Goldfields and District Roll of Honor, The South Australian National War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

18 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2412, Keswick, South Australia
23 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
5 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Service record suggests he arrived on Mudros about the time the Battalion was withdrawn from the Peninsula. Evacuated sick to Egypt.
14 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 10th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Evacuated with Trench Feet
7 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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