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William Hedley RUSSELL

Regimental number3336
Place of birthDeloraine Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressYambacoona, King Island, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinWilliam Russell, Redlands, Plenty, Tasmania
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 13 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1917
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 21), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
156
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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