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William Henry John FOLO

Regimental number2663
Place of birthPadthaway Station, South Australia
SchoolHome taught
Other trainingNil
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMount Gambier, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Edith Folo, North Terrace, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 March 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSpoilbank Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 12), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Ellen FOLO, Padthaway Station, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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