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William Daniel MOYES

Regimental number1668
Place of birthGrafton, New South Wales
SchoolGrafton High School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBuilder
AddressSinclair Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinWife, Mrs Avis Moyes, Sinclair Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date14 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Age at death47
Age at death from cemetery records47
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 10), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Daniel and Jane Rebecca MOYES; husband of Avis Thomas (formerly MOYES), 55 Barton Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia. Native of Grafton, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsUncle to Major Clyde Moyes MC.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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