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William Richard FERRIS

Regimental number31130
Place of birthBotany New South Wales
SchoolForest Lodge Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationProfessional skater
Address148 Moreland Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, T Ferris, Carlton Pumping Station, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on 19 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 26 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBray, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth FERRIS, 33 Grantham Street, West, Kogarah, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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