UNSWORTH, William Henry
Service Number: | 8485 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 20th Army Service Corps |
Born: | Ferry, England, 1884 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
27 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 8485, 20th Army Service Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: '' | |
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27 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 8485, 20th Army Service Corps, HMAT Uganda, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Edward Unsworth and Mary Ann Unsworth of Enmore Road, Marrickville, NSW
3 September 1915 - enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW with Army Service Corps and with the rank of Driver
9 April 1917 - promoted to Corporal
Commenced return to Australia on 27 July 1917 aboard HT Demosthenes disembarking on 29 September 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
31 October 1917 - discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit
During 1918c William married Ada F. Bray in Petersham, NSW.