William Douglas ANTROBUS

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ANTROBUS, William Douglas

Service Number:	2106
Enlisted:	3 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tottenham, London, England, 1897
Home Town:	Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales
Schooling:	Brettenham Road School, London
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

3 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2106, 17th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2106, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2106, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
26 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2106, 17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Douglas ANTROBUS was born in Tottenham, London, England in 1897

His parents were Thomas George ANTROBUS & Mary Jane Ray ROBINSON

He enlisted in Liverpool, NSW on 3rd July, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Argyllshire with the 17th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements on 30th September, 1915

William was Killed in Action in France on 26th July, 1916 - no known grave

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial

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