William Jacob JUSTIN

Regimental number5587
Place of birthPaddington, New South Wales
SchoolCroydon Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarrier labourer
AddressKiama, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Justin, 72 Queen Street, Woollahra, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XV, Row D, Grave No. 17), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jacob and the late Sarah JUSTIN
Family/military connectionsServed with four cousins: S Ison, S McMillan (KIA), A Henry (KIA), J Werrick
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal