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William Alfred MONEY

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTraveller
AddressRichmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, G Money, 46 Mary Street, Richmond, Victoria
Enlistment date28 January 1919
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameAustralian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/112/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 13 June 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board SS Melusia on 16 September 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 6 November 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 19 February 1919
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Morinda on 17 March 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Morinda on 11 August 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Morinda on 1 September 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Marsina on 28 September 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 2 October 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board SS Sumatra on 10 November 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Meklong on 6 September 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 18 December 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 22 August 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board SS Makambo on 16 September 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Matunga on 27 July 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Marsina on 14 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Throughout four days operations this officer showed coolness and initiative. The first night, under a very heavy enemy bombardment, he kept his men well together. In the morning he assisted in the selection of a line under machine gun fire and sniping. Later, when touch with the left was lost, he went out and reained communication. On the same morning, he and three men captured one officer and fifty men outside a village.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
Date: 21 August 1917

Military Cross

'For conspicuous galantry and devotion to duty. Throughout four days operations this officer showed coolness and initiative. The first night under a very heavy enemy bombardment, he kept his men well together. In the morning he assisted in the selection of a line under machine gun fire and sniping. Later, when touch with the left was lost, he went out and regained communication. On the same morning, he and three men captured one officer and fifty men outside a village.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 15
Date: 4 February 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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