William Alexander PORTER

Regimental number6316
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBusiness manager
AddressRoebourne, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs H Porter, Chester Road, Claremont, Western Australia
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 18 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 1/10), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary PORTER; husband of Hannah PORTER, "Trelyon", Chester Road, Claremont, Western Australia. Native of Christchurch, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal