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SHARMAN, William John

Service Number:	1175
Enlisted:	3 October 1914
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	East Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Kirup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1175, 11th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1175, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1175, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
9 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
25 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
22 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of William John Sharp.