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William Henry WAY

Regimental number4239
Place of birthMenhenist Cottage, Saint Stephens, England
SchoolSt Secondary School
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
AddressKalamunda, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Mrs Anne Coombe, Lifton, Devonshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres Belgium
Age at death26
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Elizabeth WAY.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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