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William James ANTTELA

Regimental number4427
Place of birthGladstone, Queensland
SchoolState School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBridge carpenter
AddressCalliope, Gladstone, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Anttela, Toolpoa Street, Gladstone, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizens Military Forces
Enlistment date19 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied 2nd Casualty Clearing Station
FateDied of wounds 10 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21.5
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Agnes ANTTELA, Toolooa Street, Gladstone, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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