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William Cecil RISBY

Regimental number1688
Place of birthWest Maitland New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressChas Risby, Falls Hotel, Oakhampton Road, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinUncle, Chas Risby, Falls Hotel, Oakhampton Road, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1917
Date of death25 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialWaverley Cemetery (Section Church of England, Grave No. 6534), New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alma RISBY. Native of West Maitland, New South Wales

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