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William Henry NOBBS

Regimental number868
Place of birthPlaistow, England
SchoolHolborn Road Council School, Plaistow, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBloomfield, Waterworks Road, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Ernest Bernard Nobbs, 55 Tyas Road, Canning Town, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularFamily remained in England.
FateDied 16 September 1918
Place of death or woundingnr P?ronne, France
Date of death6 September 1918
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot X, Row D, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ernest and Mary NOBBS;husband of Edith ENGLAND (formerly NOBBS), Thorne Street, Wiindsor, Brisbane, Queensland

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