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William Charles FOULSUM

Regimental number211
Date of birth--/11/1869
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine fitter
AddressEngineers' Staff Office, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinHalf-sister, Miss E Fraser, Gardiner Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Enlistment date9 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: 1st Pioneer Btn
Promotion date: 10 June 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Fourth Supplement No. 29664 (11 July 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176 (30 November 1916).
Recommendation date: "Unspecified"

Distinguished Conduct Medal


Recommendation date: "12-14 December 1915"

FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1917
Medals

Distinguished Conduct Medal

'For consistent good work and determination, frequently under shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129
Date: 21 September 1916

Family/military connectionsBrother: 726 Sergeant Herbert FOULSUM, 2nd Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 4 December 1918.
Other detailsMedals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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