| Regimental number | 2256 |
| Place of birth | Coolgardie, Western Australia |
| School | Cottesloe and Northam State Schools, Western Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.9 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Joseph Salter, 'Ophir', Princes Street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in Citizen Military Forces (87C); transferred to Australian Army Medical Corps (1 year). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Light Trench Mortar Battery, 7th Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2256A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Entered A.M.C. at age of 17 years and three months, and served at Base Hospital, Fremantle, while waiting to be old enough to enlist, actually serving 2 years and 11 months in service at home and abroad. Was mentioned in "orders of the day" for services rendered during action on 10th August 1918.' (details from father) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | nr Proyart, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 19), Harbonnieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Joseph and Sophia Salter, Princes Street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917. Taken on strength, 11th Bn, Parkhouse, 29 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 January 1918; taken on strength, 11th Bn, in the field, 5 February 1918, and reallotted Service No 2256A. On leave to Paris, 16 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 25 March 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 16 June 1918 (influenza); transferred to 18th General Hospital, 18 June 1918; to Base Depot, Havre, 11 July 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 23 July 1918. Killed in action, 23 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SALTER William Edward George
Red Cross File No 2400808M |
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