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William STILGOE

Regimental number4605
Place of birthDalby, Queensland
SchoolToowoomba State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCoachbuilder
AddressTargo Street, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Jean Stilgoe, McIlwraith Street, Bundaberg, Queensland
Previous military serviceHe enlisted with the Light Horse for the Boer War 19 May 1902.
Enlistment date15 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 May 1918
Age at death39
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Emma STILGOE; husband of Jean STILGOE, Barolin Street, South Bundaberg, Queensland. Native of Dalby, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother died of wounds in April 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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