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William AYLING

Regimental number3347
Place of birthEngland
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
AddressGarrett Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs Letty Ayling, Garrett Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No. I), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
152
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Henrietta AYLING; husband of I. AYLING, Garrett Road, Bayswater, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (XIV. A. 1.), Belgium

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