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William STARK

Regimental number1118
Place of birthPortland, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBahgallah Road, Casterton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 9"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinFather, D. Stark, Bahgallah Road, Casterton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Place of enlistmentCasterton, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Persia on 10 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David (d. 28 September 1941, aged 82; bu. Casterton) and Sarah Jane (d. 20 July 1929, aged 69; bu. Casterton) STARK
Discharge date23 December 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 12 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 8 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 23 December 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 December 1920
Age at death35
Place of burialCasterton Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, STARK William

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