| Regimental number | 4421 |
| Place of birth | Carisbrook, Tasmania |
| Other Names | William Amelis |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Walpeup, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Henry James, Walpeup via Ouyen, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 2nd Mobile Section, 10 April 1915. Admitted to Abbassia Detention Barracks Isolation Hospital, 13 September 1915 (gonorrhoea). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HMAT 'Ceramic', 25 September 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 17 October 1915. Returned to duty, 3rd Military District, 5 November 1915. Re-embarked Melbourne on board HMAT 'Malwa', 21 March 1916; disembarked Egypt (date not recorded). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 9 May 1916' disembarked Marseilles, France, 18 May 1916; taken on strength, 23rd Bn, 6 August 1916. Found guilty, Belgium, 8 September 1916, of being absent without leave from 9 am, 2 September, to 9 am, 7 September 1916: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 6 days' pay. Mustered as Driver, 12 October 1916; transferred to 6th Brigade Headquarters Transport Section, 1 November 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 October 1917 (scabies), and transferred same day to Casualty Clearing Station; rejoined unit, 22 November 1917. On leave to England, 30 July 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 16 August 1918. Found guilty, 19 November 1918, of being absent without leave, 2200, 17 November, to 2100, 18 November 1918: awarded forfeiture of 1 day's pay; forfeited a total of 2 days' pay. On leave to Paris, 28 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 8 December 1918. Marched out for return to Australia, 22 February 1919; disembarked Southampton, 23 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Kildonian Castle', 21 March 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 23 July 1919 (medically unfit). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Medal stamps marked 'Returned 10/5/23'. |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Springvale Cemetery |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
