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MEDLEY, William George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1082, 85 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Frankston, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Poole, England, 27 May 1880 |
| Home Town: | Somerville, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Myocarditis and Arterisclerosis, Repatriation General Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 29 July 1943, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yan Yean Public Cemetery |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1082, 5th Infantry Battalion, Frankston, Vic. | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1082, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1082, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 1 Mar 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Transferred Lance Corporal, 1st Division Headquarters, Postal Service Service Number 85 | |
| 13 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 85, 1st Division Headquarters, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded by shrapnel burst when unloading mail on the beach Anzac Cove. | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 85, 1st Division Headquarters, Transported to Mudros, Lemnos | |
| 15 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 85, 1st Division Headquarters, Embarked HT Gascon for Malta. Admitted Military Hospital Tigne 18th July. | |
| 25 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 85, 1st Division Headquarters, Embarked HS Geleka for England. In England 2 months 2nd London General Hospital, 3 weeks furlough, 3 weeks 1st Australian Hospital then Monte Video Camp | |
| 19 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 85, 1st Division Headquarters, Embarked Star of Victoria in Portland for Melbourne. Arrived Melbourne 27 Feb 1916. | |
| 12 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 85, 1st Division Headquarters, Discharge (W) 3rd MD |
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MEDLEY. —On July 29, at Repatriation Hospital, Caulfield, William George, the dearly beloved husband of Ethel, and loved father of William and Harry, aged 63 years.
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