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WILLEY, Laurence Everard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2509 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bellarine, Victoria, Australia., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bellarine state school, Victoria, Australia. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes , Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1976 |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Drysdale Bellarine Methodist Church Honor Roll, Portarlington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed at Lihons. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 7 October 1918. | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2509, 46th Infantry Battalion, RTA 1 April 1919 and discharged as MU (influenza). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Benjamin Featherstone
Private Laurence Everard Willey,
age 22years 8months.
farmer from Portarlington,Victoria,Australia.
joined the AIF & fought alongside his brother Leon Gerald Willey.
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