Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
Other Names | William Traill |
School | Melbourne C of E Grammar School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Address | Mercer Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, W T Appleton, Mercer Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the School Cadets as Sergeant. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Mr W.T. APPLETON, Mercer Road, Malvern, Victoria |