STEPTOE, William

STEPTOE, William

Full Name: William

STEPTOE

Date of Birth: 07

–

1892

Place of birth: Manchester Lancashire

England

Occupation: Miner/Soldier

Address: Artillery Barracks Fremantle WA

Next of Kin: Mother- E. Steptoe

Next of Kin Address: West Collie WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 333

Rank: Gunner

Unit/Division: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Brigade

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-01

Enlistment Location: Fremantle

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1915-07-17

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-08-15

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-06-11

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1/06/1915- To Artillery Barracks Fremantle as Gunner
15/08/1915- Disembarked Suez ex Australia

National Archives File is Incomplete for the period – 15/08/1915- 16/08/1916.

5/01/1916- Re-Attested & Signed with R.A.G.A Taunton, Somerset England
27/02/1916- Disembarked Boulogne France
16/08/1916- Joined 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Division in the field France ex Rest Camp
14/10/1916- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Left Shoulder ) ex 49th Casualty Clearing Station
18/10/1916- Admitted 4th General Hospital Camiers France ex 13th Canadian Field Ambulance ex Ambulance Train
18/10/1916- Evacuated/Admitted Horton City of London War Hospital England ex Calais France
2/04/1917- Granted Leave England
17/04/1917- To No. 3 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Leave  then to Administration Headquarters London
9/05/1917- To No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs England
3/02/1918- Appointed EDP/CORPORAL at  Heavy Artillery Training Depot Devonport England
5/03/1918- Detached to Signals School Heytesbury England
20/09/1918- Appointed EDP/SERGEANT at Heavy Artillery Training Depot Devonport England
11/10/1918- Proceeded Overseas Australian General Base Depot France ex Southampton ex Tidworth England
12/10/1918- Reverts to Rank Gunner in the field France
19/10/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Base Depot
25/01/1919- Admitted 18th USA General Hospital France ( Old Shoulder Wound ) ex 44th Field Ambulance ex 10th Casualty Clearing Station ex Ambulance Train
27/01/1919- Evacuated/Admitted Military Hospital Lewisham England then to 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford
31/01/1919- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England
3/03/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Euripides ”
10/04/1919- Disembarked Australia
11/06/1919- Discharged from Service