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William Joseph TITE

Regimental number685
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressRawson Avenue, West Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36.4
Height5' 9.5"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Minnie Tite, c/o W Kelsey, Rawson Avenue, West Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 11 years in the Naval Reserve, and in 1st Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces: resigned.
Enlistment date18 February 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Pay Corps
FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date9 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 19 April 1919; disembarked Sydney, 10 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 9 August 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 December 1970
Age at death91
Place of burialSt Thomas Cemetery (Section 14 Grave 15), Enfield, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, TITE William Joseph

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