ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ARMSTRONG, William Alfred

ARMSTRONG, William Alfred

Full Name: William Alfred

ARMSTRONG

Date of Birth: 02

–

1898

Place of birth: Fremantle, W.A.

Australia

Occupation: Clerk

Address: 43 Lily Street South Fremantle W.A.

Next of Kin: Mother- Louisa Armstrong

Next of Kin Address: 43 Lily Street South Fremantle WA

Religion: Wesleyan

Service Number: 232

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 2nd Div 22nd Machine Gun Company

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-21

Enlistment Location: Fremantle

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1916-07-18

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Returned: No

Discharge Date: 1918-07-16

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15/03/1916- To 53 Depot as Private
4/04/1916- To 11th Battalion 18th Reinforcements
1/05/1916- To Machine Gun Section Australia then  joined 4th Machine Gun Company England
17/03/1917- Proceeded Overseas France ex Southampton & joined 22nd Machine Gun Company
3/05/1917-  Wounded in Action France ( Severe Shell Wound left forearm & Back ) ex 5th Australian Field Ambulance ex 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station
4/05/1917-Admitted 1st Australian General Hospital Rouen France
14/05/1917- Evacuated/Admitted 1st Southern General Hospital Kings Heath Section Birmingham England ex Boulogne France
1/01/1918- Granted Leave England
14/02/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex No. 4 Command Depot Hurdcott
12/03/1918- Embarked England for Australia per “Field Marshall”
13/05/1918-Disembarked Australia
16/07/1918- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )