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William James PAULL

Regimental number260
Place of birthCharters Towers, Queensland
SchoolMillchester State School, Charters Towers, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMary Street, Charters Towers, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Paull, Mary Street, Charters Towers, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets. He was training seven weeks at Thursday Island.
Enlistment date6 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 July 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 3), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie PAULL, McFadden Street, Wynnum, Queensland. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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