| Regimental number | 2912 |
| Place of birth | Curragh Camp, Kildare, Ireland |
| School | Guildford School, Ireland and Leighoniel College, Belfast, Ireland. |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 40 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 4 Birchgrove Road, Balmain, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 43 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 124 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M Sturgeon, 41 Birchgrove Road, Balmain, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 15 years and 75 days in 54th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, British Army. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served in the South African War received Kings Medal 2 clasps and Queens Medal 3 clasps. Served on the Indian Frontier 12 years service abroad. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 45 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
| Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 7), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Helen STURGEON; husband of Mary STURGEON, 41 Birchgrove Road, Balmain, New South Wales. Native of Curragh Camp, Kildare, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 4th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916. Transferred to 56th Bn, 16 February 1916; taken on strength of 56th Bn, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W.M. Holliday, 20 July 1916. Statement, 2997 Pte J. ROGERS, 56th Bn, 16 November 1916: 'He was killed at Fleurbaix on July 19th. I saw his dead body in a bay of the front line trench. He had only just come into the trench when he was killed outright by a shell, which smashed him up very badly.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, STURGEON William
Red Cross File No 2660406 |
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