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William George HENDRY

Regimental number6776
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolPublic School in Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressCoombe Street, Collie, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lillian Mary Hendry, Coombe Street, Collie, Western Australia
Enlistment date4 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWorked as a Miner before the start of the War.
FateDied of wounds 22 October 1917
Age at death41
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 15), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alex and Charlotte HENDRY; husband L.M. HENDRY, 147 Burke Street, Borken Hill, New South Wlaes. Native of Adelaide, South Australia
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers who served throughout the War.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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