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William George TROUNCE

Regimental number3981
Place of birthMount Egerton, Victoria
SchoolMount Egerton State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBox maker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Richard Trounce, 29 Margaret Street, North Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 25 November 1916
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 7), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
19
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Kate TROUNCE, 8 Drumcondra Avenue, Geelong West, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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