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Charles Arthur WILLS

Regimental number3624
Place of birthBallarat Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address84 Kay Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Arthur Wills, 84 Kay Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date5 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Janet WILLS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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