| Regimental number | 2011 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Elgin, South Australia |
| School | Adelaide High School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Dutton Terrace, Medindie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabel Emily Willsmore, Dutton Terrace, Medindie, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Senior Cadets: 79th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 50th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Ste Marie Cemetery (Division 62, Plot V, Row M, Grave No. 11), Le Havre, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Road Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Arthur and Isabel Emily WILLSMORE |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2010A Pte Arthur Reginald WILLSMORE, 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 25 February 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 13 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 November 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 30 November 1916. Admitted to No 26 General Hospital, 6 December 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 16 December 1916; marched into Base Depot, 16 December 1916. Taken on strength of 50th Bn, in the field, 10 January 1917. Detached for duty with 13th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 16 March 1917. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 13th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 10 November 1917. On leave to England, 20 November 1917; rejoined unit, 8 December 1917. To 4th Army Rest Camp, 26 July 1918; rejoined unit, 10 August 1918. Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 20 September 1918, and transferred to No 53 Casualty Clearing Station, the same day (inflammation of connective tissues, left knee); to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 22 September 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 28 September 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 1 October 1918. Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, 15 October 1918. Died, No 2 General Hospital, 22 October 1918 (influenza, and broncho pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILLSMORE Max Carlyle |
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