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William Robert SEXTON

Regimental number3233
Place of birthColac, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressCue, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 11.5"
Weight178 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Paxton, Nallan via Cue, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 December 1917
Discharge date23 July 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: LT Frederick Walter SEXTON, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 7 April 1917 (shrapnel wound, head, head).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 21 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg: severe).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 16 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 23 July 23 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 April 1930
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SEXTON William Robert

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