FOREMAN, Willoughby Baxter Montgomery
| Service Number: | 1763 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | AIF Canteens |
| Born: | Hampden, Western Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Tammin, Tammin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, South Perth, WA |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, Kenwick, Western Australia, 20 April 1961 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican WD Section Grave 0075 |
| Memorials: | Tammin Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1763, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1763, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1763, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 26 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Canteens | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, AIF Canteens | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, AIF Canteens, Reverted to Private 22.7.18 | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1763, AIF Canteens | |
| 10 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1763 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Willoughby Baxter Montgomery FOREMAN was born in 1891 at Hampden, Western Australia
His parents were Edward Frank FOREMAN and Edith Mabel MONTGOMERY who married on 24th September, 1888 in WA
He had previous service of 2 years & 5 months in the 18th Light Horse before he enlisted in Blackboy Hill on 19th January, 1915 - he embarked with the 11th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements (C Company) on 19th April, 1915 from Fremantle on the HMAT Argyllshire
He was transferred to the AIF Canteen unit on 26th May, 1916 & promoted to Corporal on 1st January, 1917 - later promoted to ER Sergeant on 1st June 1918 and reverted to Private on 22nd July, 1918
Willoughby returned to Australia from Suez due to debility on 22nd December, 1918 on the HT Leicestershire & was discharged on 10th March, 1919
In 1953 he married Alma Doreen DANGERFIELD in Canning, WA
He died on 20th April, 1961 in Kenwick, Western Australia and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery. He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
His brother , Donald Montgomery FOREMAN (SN62807) also served in WW1 and was discharged in 1919
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