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William HURREY

Regimental number2393
Place of birthMelbourne Vic
SchoolSandringham State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTailor
AddressWaltham Street, Sandringham, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Hurrey, Waltham Street, Sandringham, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets and Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date27 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 4), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Parents: F. and Rose HURREY, Waltham Street, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia. Native of Pirron Yalloak
Family/military connectionsBrother Arthur HURREY Northumberland Fusiliers England, killed in action in France.

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