William James ACKROYD

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ACKROYD, William James

Service Number:	1054
Enlisted:	29 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carrington, New South Wales, 1898
Home Town:	Rosebery, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	20 October 1984, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Portion Catholic_3; Section 92; Lot 171
Memorials:	Hamilton St Mary's Marist Bros' School Newcastle Honour Roll

29 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1054
13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1054, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1054, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
22 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 55th Infantry Battalion
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 36th Infantry Battalion, taken on strength
23 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF
4 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 62nd Infantry Battalion
23 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF, at Windmill Hill
26 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 55th Infantry Battalion
23 Jun 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked onboard Orita, to return home to Australia, ex England
23 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 55th Infantry Battalion

Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Father Percy Ackroyd (d.July 1955) and Mother Catherine Ackroyd (nee McCallum - d. 1906)
lived at 27 Tweedmouth Avenue, Roseberry, NSW

Wife: Doris Elizabeth Ackroyd (d. 12/06/1985 - 74 years of age)

Brother:
1055 Private Percy Ackroyd -
b. 1895. Wickham, NSW (Birth Cert:8879/1885)
29/02/1916 enlisted in Newcastle, NSW
***embarked with brother William***
13/05/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A72 Beltana
as a Private with 36th Battalion, D Company
07/10/1916 taken on strength 36th Infantry Battalion
11/10/1917 gun shot wound left leg, right thigh, wrist and chest - received in action
19/10/1917 admitted to Bevan Military Hospital, Sandgate
22/04/1918 transferred to Machine Gun Corps, Longbridge Deverill
27/09/1918 taken on strength 5th Machine Gun Battalion, France
05/07/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Port Melbourne
05/10/1919 discharged from service
1920 Married: Wife: Hilda May Ackroyd (nee Herbert b.1897- d. 1978) in Newcastle, NSW
1968 passed away in Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW

William was described on enlisting as 18 years 3 months of age; 5' 5" tall; dark complexion;
brown eyes; light brown hair; Church of England.

15/02/1916 enlisted in Newcastle, NSW

***embarked with brother Percy***
13/05/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A72 Beltana
as a Private with 36th Battalion, D Company

07/10/1916 taken on strength 36th Infantry Battalion

22/09/1916 proceeded overseas to France

01/11/1916 sick with Trench Feet, Etaples, France
admitted to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, in the field
08/12/1916 transferred to 1st Auxillary Hospital, Harefield

22/09/1916 taken on strength of 55th Infantry Battalion

23/03/1917 transferred to 61st Infantry Battalion, Wareham, England

04/04/1917 transferred to 62nd Infantry Battalion, Wareham, England

23/04/1917 taken on strength 61st Infantry Battalion, Windmill Hill

14/10/1917 proceeded overseas to Fovant

26/10/1917 taken on strength 55th Infantry Battalion

23/06/1919 return to Australia onboard Orita, ex England
09/08/1919 disembarked into Sydney, NSW

23/09/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (43601) and Victory medal (42647)

20/10/1984 passed away (86 years of age)

buried in: Sandgate General Cemetery, Sandgate (Newcastle), NSW
Portion Catholic_3; Section 92; Lot 171

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/03/2017. Lest we forget.

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