ECCLESTONE, William Basil

Full Name: William Basil

ECCLESTONE

Date of Birth: 01

1894

Place of birth: Boyanup

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Subiaco WA

Next of Kin: Wife-Ada Margaret Ecclestone

Next of Kin Address: 116 Rupert Street Subiaco WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3456

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-24

Enlistment Location: Bunbury

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-11-01

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-03-07

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers Bretonneux France

Age at Death: 23

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

27/09/1915-To 16th Battalion 11th Reinforcements as Private
7/03/1916-Joined 16th Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
9/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex. Alexandria
11/04/1917-Wounded in Action and Missing in the field France
11/04/1917-Reported KILLED IN ACTION France ( Court of Enquiry 30/10/1917 ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star- Medal No. 13895

British War Medal – No. 23281

Victory Medal – No. 23112

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 338293.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Boyanup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 99

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.