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MILROY, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1259, W242840 |
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Enlisted: | 22 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
Last Unit: | 10 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
Born: | Albany, Western Australia, 21 July 1891 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Scotch College, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 12 December 1978, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn 5, 8/55 |
Memorials: | Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1259, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1259, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1259, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
22 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Imperial Camel Corps , appointed T/Sgt 12 Sep 1916, reverting to L/Cpl 10 Oct 1916; then T/Sgt 14 Feb 1917 then Sergeant 1 Mar 1917 | |
7 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Light Horse Regiment | |
12 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 14th Light Horse Regiment, initially promoted to Temporary SSM, to be SSM (rank confirmed) 1 Apr 1919 | |
3 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 1259, 14th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
9 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, W242840 | |
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14 Jun 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, W242840, 10 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
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