William BYFIELD

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Service Number:	1305
Enlisted:	27 September 1914, Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1889
Home Town:	Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	South Boulder State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt Plot IX, Row N, Grave No. 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll

27 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1305, 11th Infantry Battalion, Helena Vale, WA
22 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1305, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1305, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle
7 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1305, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Egypt
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 1305, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1305 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1305, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm

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