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William Wallace FALKNER

Regimental number1198
Place of birthTwofold Bay, Eden, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Address'Oakleigh', South Pambula, South Coast, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Falkner, 135 Glebe Street, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 26 June 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll353
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary FALKNER
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 4 August 1917; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1917; discharged Sydney, 2 August 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 August 1929
Age at death40
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales

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