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MACKERETH, William Harold Luton Percy
| Service Number: | 3725A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Freeling WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3725A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3725A, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide |
William Harold Luxton Percy Mackereth
Name: William Harold Luxton Percy Mackereth
Service Number: 3725A
Place of Birth: Templers
Date of Birth: 29 May 1894
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 1 September 1915
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother- Charlotte
Mackereth
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private 16th Battalion
William was the son of William and Charlotte Mackereth [nee Baudick]. With
his unit, William left Adelaide on RWS Malwa on 2 December 1915. After
initially participating in further training and serving in Egypt, he was sent to
France where on 27 November 1916, he suffered a compound fracture of his
left ankle and a wound to his left elbow and was classified as “dangerously ill”.
Consequently, William was evacuated to hospital in the Havre three days
later. He returned to Australia on A 38 Ulysses on 10 September 1917 and was
discharged as medically unfit on 10 December.
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins
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