WAY, Marshall Western Moore
| Service Number: | 2604 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 28 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Unley U.A.O.D. Britannia Lodge No 32 Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2604, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2604, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2604, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 31 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2604, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2604 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-31 |
AWM Letters from this soldier
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG0000238/
Letters relating to the First World War service of 2604 Lance Corporal Marshall Way, 16th Infantry Battalion. These letters were sent to his mother and other family members between September 1915 and August 1916.
This file contains:
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 24 September 1915;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 14 October 1915;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 31 October 1915;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 4 December 1915;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 12 December 1915;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 15 January 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 3 February 1916;
Letter without sender or addressee, 5 February 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 12 March 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 23 April 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother "and all at home", 4 May 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother "and kiddies", 14 June 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 25 June 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother and kiddies, 31 July 1916;
Letter from Marshall Way to his mother, 20 August 1916
Submitted 10 July 2017 by Karen Marr
Biography contributed by Peter Cates
Marshall Way lived at Unley with his parents and was a member of the Methodist Church. He was single, a surveyor and had been a senior cadet with the 74th Infantry at Unley.
He embarked on the Star of England for service at Gallipoli on 21 September 1915. Marshall was appointed Lance Corporal on 29 April 1916 and, in June 1916 he went to France. He was reported missing in the field at Mouquet Farm near Villers-Bretonneux on 31 August 1916, and was later confirmed dead, aged 19 years.
There is no known grave. He is commemorated with an inscription on the war Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux. A number of letters he sent to his Mother are now kept at the Australian War Memorial.
His relative, Jenny Chapman, has written Marshall's story for various publications.
Excerpt from the Book "A Picture of Fortitude" with appproval by The Willunga Recreation Park.