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William Joseph NAPOLEON

Regimental number2966
Place of birthCangai
SchoolPublic
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressCangai via Grafton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinBrother, Henry Napoleon, Cangai via Grafton, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 June 1917
Place of death or woundingBullicourt, France
Age at death32.3
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialMont Huon Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 6A), Le Treport France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Bertram and Annie NAPOLEON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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