Joseph Daniel WILLSHIRE

WILLSHIRE, Joseph Daniel

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 6 June 1918, Appointment as Second Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s South Australia Mitcham Camp SA
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
Born: Riverton South Australia, 9 April 1875
Home Town: Prospect, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling: Riverton State School South Australia
Occupation: Professional Soldier
Died: Natural Causes , Prospect South Australia , 30 August 1951, aged 76 years
Cemetery: North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia
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World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Appointment as Second Lieutenant in the AIF allocated to 3rd General Service Reinforcement’s South Australia Mitcham Camp SA
23 Jul 1918: Involvement 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1918: Embarked 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne
1 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, AIF Headquarters, Allocated to AIF HQ UK from 3rd Reinforcement’s SA for duty
28 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 10th Battalion in the field France
1 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion
3 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated in the AIF cessation of hostilities Discharged 4MD Adelaide SA

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Joseph Daniel Willshire, Professional Soldier

3.5 years  Australian Infantry Regiment 

1.0 year 74th Infantry Regiment and Special School of Instruction Albury

5.0 years Australian Instructional Corps ( Still Serving with Permanent Force 1913-1918)