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KANE, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3845 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nambucca, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper Cutter |
| Died: | Macksville Hospital, Macksville, New South Wales, Australia, 27 October 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macksville General Cemetery, New South Wales Portion Ang. MEMORIAL ID 60480253. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3845, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3845, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 186 to 189 + 199 + 269. Prior to the war he was a sleeper cutter of Castlemaine Vic. He enlisted 15th July 1915 aged 22 years. He served with the 1st Infantry Battalion, and earned a Military Medal for his activities. He survived the war, departed the UK for home 21st Dec 1918.
Submitted 27 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL