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William George WHEELER

Regimental number6914A
Place of birthWangaratta, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWoodcutter
AddressEuroa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 6"
Weight195 lbs
Next of kinFather, G. Wheeler, Binney Street, Euroa, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 August 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 August 1917
Place of enlistmentEuroa, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 20th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 October 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*The date of death on the Nominal Roll is incorrect. The correct date has been used here.
Place of death or woundingMontbrehain, France
Age at death25
Place of burialCalvaire Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 20), Montbrehain, Aisne, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Thomas and Ada Helen WHEELER, 39 Richards Street, East Coburg, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; disembarked Suez, 15 December 1917; embarked Alexandria, 8 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 13 January 1918.

Left in isolation, Cherbourg, 22 January 1918.

Marched into 6th Training Bn, Fovant, England, 13 February 1918, and allotted letter 'A' to Regimental Number owing to duplication; marched into 5th Training Bn, Fovant, 22 April 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 May 1918; marched into Base Depot, Havre, 30 May 1918; proceeded to join unit, Havre, 3 June 1918.

Taken on strength, 24th Bn, in the field, 4 June 1918.

Wounded in action, in the field, 6 July 1918, and admitted and transferred to 12th Casualty Clearing Station (shrapnel wound, eyelid), discharged to duty, admitted to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, transferred to 12th Casualty Clearing Station; rejoined 24th Bn, in the field, 15 January 1918.

Wounded in action (2nd occasion) (gas), 23 July 1918, and admitted to 5th Field Ambulance; transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station; to 41st Stationary Hospital, Port Remy, 24 July 1918; to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Port Renny, 6 August 1918; to Command Depot, Abbeville, 8 August 1918; to Australian Convalescent Depot; Havre, 9 August 1918; discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 27 August 1918; marched out to unit, 3 September 1918; rejoined 24th Bn, in the field, 6 September 1918.

Killed in action, France, 5 October 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHEELER William George

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