William Orr FITCH

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Service Number:	4733
Enlisted:	13 February 1916, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Paisley, Scotland, 1894
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Williamburgh School, Scotland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, 15 September 1917
Cemetery:	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium Plot V11, Row C, Grave 17,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

13 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4733, Perth, Western Australia
17 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4733, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4733, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
12 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4733, 28th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Shell wound (left arm)
15 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4733, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, 2nd occasion - GSW (head)

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Arrived in Australia aged 18 Years, the son of Robert and Mary Baker Fitch of 120 Fitzgerald Street, Perth, WA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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