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William Simpson CHRISTIE

Regimental number3
Place of birthSan Francisco, California, USA
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8.5"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs A Christie, Kaikora Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 November 1914
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMobile Vet Section 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number27/1/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 19 December 1914
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery (Road 5, Path 2, West, Grave No 53), Adelaide, South Australia
Other details

Enlisted, 3 December 1914; discharged, medically unfit, 29 December 1914.

Adjutant, Australian Army Medical Corps, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, advised OC, Australian Army Veterinary Corps, 8 March 1915, that 'No 3 (now 457) Pte Christie WS is fit for duty'.

Re-enlisted, 8 April 1915, as 457 Pte, 5th Reinforcements, 1st Veterinary Section, stating place of birth as San Francisco, California, USA. Weight: 144 lbs.

War service: Embarked Sydney, 10 April 1915; disembarked Adelaide, 20 April 1915. Died, 9 July 1915, of tuberculosis, at Consumptive Sanatorium, Adelaide.

Not eligible for war medals.
Miscellaneous detailsSecond Attestation Form gives place of birth as Dunedin, New Zealand.

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