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MORLEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2412 |
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| 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: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside Primary School Memorial Gates, Kingoonya & Tarcoola Honour Roll, Tarcoola Goldfields and District Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2412, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 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Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Service record suggests he arrived on Mudros about the time the Battalion was withdrawn from the Peninsula.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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