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William FAIRLEM

Regimental number410
Place of birthLiverpool, England
SchoolLawrence Road Council School, Liverpool, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address25 Portman Road, Wavertree Liverpool, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, George Fairlem, 25 Portman Road, Wavertree Liverpool, England
Enlistment date11 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 July 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 17), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Henry and Elizabeth FAIRLEM, 32 Egerton Road, Liverpool, England

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