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William SHIELDS

Regimental number1837
Place of birthKilmarnock Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address19 Fitzgerald Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinElizabeth Shields, 19 Fitzgerald Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date29 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 13 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 November 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death30 May 1926

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