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William Alexander LILLEY

Regimental number2468
Place of birthBoulia, Queensland
SchoolWinton State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBoulia, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Ball Lilley, Boulia, Queensland
Enlistment date5 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied from illness at Fargo Hospital, England.
FateDied of disease 2 January 1917
Age at death25.8
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialDurrington Cemetery (Grave No. 146), Wiltshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Martha LILLEY, New Goodwoods, Boulia, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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