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William Orr FITCH

Regimental number4733
Place of birthPaisley, Scotland
SchoolWilliamburgh, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressLeederville, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Baker Fitch, 120 Fitzgerald Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 September 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22.5
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMendinghem British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 19), Proven, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary FITCH. Native of Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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