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WARNE, William John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 8047 |
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Enlisted: | 20 June 1917, Hobart, Tas. Aged 44 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Died of illness, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 2 February 1921 |
Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 8047, Tunnelling Companies, Hobart, Tas. Aged 44 | |
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21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 8047, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 8047, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
16 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 8047, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), German Spring Offensive 1918, SW to left leg and face during bridge demolition work near Amiens. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
18 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Employment Company, France | |
1 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 8047, Australian Employment Company, RTA 20 November 1918 and discharged as MU (illness). | |
2 Feb 1921: | Involvement Sapper, 8047, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8047 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1921-02-02 |
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