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Douglas Eric WILLING

Regimental number37216
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMeat salesman
Address59 Hampton Road, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Charles Willing, 59 Hampton Road, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date26 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 29
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 20 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Ellen WILLING
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 October 1937
Age at death42
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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