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William ALABASTER

Regimental number1059
Date of birth1891
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolEssex Road School, East Ham, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionBaptist
OccupationCarpenter
Address1 Holt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, E Alabaster, 44 Wellington Avenue, West Cliff on Sea South End, England
Enlistment date27 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 14 June 1917

Other details from Roll of Honour Circular

Wounded in action at the Dardanelles, May 1915, - took part in evacuation, afterwards transferred to France. Congratulated on his courage and coolness under fire on the 7th/11th June 1917, also won the Military Medal 1917.

FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingDoullens, France
Age at death27
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row D, Grave 31), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elizabeth and Edwin Richard ALABASTER.
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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