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William Allen BOTTOMLEY

Regimental number1315
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressSame as next of kin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinUncle, James Thomas Shaw, Goombi via Chinchilla, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1915
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 30 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 25 September 1919
Discharge date18 December 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1312 Pte Victor Godfrey BOTTOMLEY, 4th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 19 April 1917.
Other details

War service: taken on strength, 11th Light Training Squadron, Heliopolis, 9 March 1916.

Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 18 March 1916 (mumps); discharged, 1 April 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 4 April 1916. Taken on strength, 11th Light Horse Regimernt, El Ferdan, 27 July 1916.

Admitted to Rest Camp, El Arish, 7 July 1917; rejoined unit, Marakeb, 23 July 1917.

Admitted to Rest Camp, 10 March 1918; rejoined unit, Belah, 24 March 1918.

Embarked Port Said for United Kingdom, 21 July 1919. Granted leave to 1 September 1919 (pre-embarkation leave).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 25 September 1919; disembarked Sydney, 17 November 1919; discharged, Brisbane, 18 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOTTOMLEY William Allen

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