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William PORTEOUS

Regimental number260
Place of birthEdinburgh Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDriver
Address19 Mathoura Road, Toorak, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, James Porteous, l9 Mathoura Road, Toorak, Victoria
Enlistment date18 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 26), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Christina PORTEUS (as spelt), 19 Mathoura Road, Toorak, Victoria

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