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William Cecil STORER

Regimental number2769
Place of birthBranxholme, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBaker
AddressWallacedale North via Condah, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.7
Height5' 8"
Weight173 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Storer, Wallacedale North via Condah, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
FateReturned to Australia 29 May 1919
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 20
Date: 19 February 1920

Discharge date12 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Rio Negro', 29 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, chest), Melbourne, 12 October 1919.

Medals: Croix de Guerre, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 April 1971
Age at death79
Place of burialAtherton Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, STORER William Cecil

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