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William Frank CLOAK

Regimental number3375
Place of birthCharters Towers Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHorse driver
AddressWolfram Camp via Cairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, William Henry Cloak, White Rock via Cairns, Queensland
Enlistment date21 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3375A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 5 October 1916 - 49 Battalion 9th REinforcement; taken on strength 49 Battalion 6 October 1917.
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death23
Place of burialSentis Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Cairns, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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