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William ARMSTRONG

Regimental number2327
Place of birthFootscray, Victoria
SchoolFootscray State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressKongwak, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, William K Armstrong, Braeside, Kongwak, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 9), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr. W.K. and Mrs E.J. ARMSTRONG, Kongwak, Victoria. Native of Footscray
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2328 Pte Francis Andrew ARMSTRONG, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 September 1917.

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