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William Anthony GOLDSTRAW

Regimental number1088
Place of birthCampbell Town, Tasmania
SchoolConvent (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPainter
AddressBurnie, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Goldstraw, Burnie, Tasmania
Enlistment date10 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death5 August 1916
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 71), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary GOLDSTRAW, Elsternwick, Victoria. Native of Campbell Town, Tasmania

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