William John (Willy) SHERVINGTON

SHERVINGTON, William John

Service Number: 2855
Enlisted: 9 September 1915, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 49th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Kidston, Einasleigh, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 October 1917
Cemetery: Hagle Dump Cemetery
Plot IV, Row C, Grave 2/9, Hagle Dump Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 25th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland
4 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion
2 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
10 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Salvage Company
28 Jun 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2855, 49th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action.

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of James Enock and Mary Shervington, of Aplin St., Cairns, Queensland.