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William Thornhill NOAKES

Regimental number5583
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGoondoon, Mount Perry via Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, G Noakes, Albion Villa, Goondoon, Mount Perry Line via Bundaberg, Queensland
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 January 1917
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. I), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
77
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Thornbull.
SourcesNAA: B2455, NOAKES William Thornhill

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