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William Leslie STOPANI

Regimental number1097
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
SchoolPort Hill School, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
Address...
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Stopani, 17 Fairy Hill Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland
Enlistment date14 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name16th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Troopship A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied as a result of accident 16 January 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialCarnoy Military Cemetery (Row Y, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
81
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Christina R. STOPANI, 16 Ferryhill Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland

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