JERROM, William Robert
| Service Number: | 53 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Narrandera New South Wales, Australia, August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mercer |
| Died: | Wounds, Cheltenham Area War Hospital, England, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, Prestbury, England Row M, Grave 9224 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 53, 9th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 53, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 24th April.......Private William Robert Jerrom was born at Narrandera, NSW around 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th March, 1916 as a 26 year old Mercer from Narrandera.
Private Jerrom arrived in England in July, 1916 for further training before being sent to the War Front. He arrived in France on 22nd November, 1916.
Private Jerrom was sent sick to Hospital on 3rd January, 1917 with Mumps. He rejoined his Unit on 23rd January, 1917.
Private Jerrom was wounded in action on 2nd June, 1917 with GSW to leg & fractured fibula. He was invalided to England & admitted to Military Hospital at Colchester.
Private Jerrom was posted to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire then returned to his Unit in France on 8th December, 1917.
Private Jerrom was wounded in action (2nd occasion) - Gassed on 17th April, 1918. He was again invalided to England.
Private William Robert Jerrom died at 11 pm on 24th April, 1918 at Cheltenham Area War Hospital, England from wounds – Gassed. He was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England where 9 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
Photos courtesy of Ian Spelman.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/cheltenham.html
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