Regimental number | 1445 |
Place of birth | Warracknabeal Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, David Willscher, Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1883 Pte Erwin WILLSHER, 12th Machine Gun Company, returned to Australia, 31 January 1918; 6117 Pte James David WILLSHER, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; 3256 Pte Walter Charles Frederick WILLSHER, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | Warracknabeal Cemetery, Victoria |