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William Edward WENNERBOM

Regimental number2249
Place of birthPort Fairy, Victoria
SchoolStawell State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSignalman
AddressStawell, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Robert Wennerbom, Stawell, Victoria
Enlistment date21 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameOctober 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date11 January 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli (wounded three times). Enlisted7 September 1914; embarked, 22 September 1914. Invalided to Australia, 2 October 1915; discharged 2 February 1916. Re-enlisted, 7 July 1917; embarked, 9 November 1917; served in France.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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