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Service Number 19040. Killed in Action 22nd October 1918. St Souplet, France
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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Boorn, William Thomas Service Number 19040
Killed in Action 22nd October 1918 St Souplet, France
Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of
Benalyn Campbell
And Vivienne Tranter
in compiling this resource
The information in this file has been extracted from official records
held in the
The Australian War Memorial and
National Archives of Australia
(© Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013)
Further information on this soldier may be found online at:
Commonwealth War Graves
The AIF project
Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children
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provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1st AIF.
This resource is presented by Gosford City Council
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NAME Boorn, William Thomas
SERVICE NO 19040
UNIT 28th Battalion. 7
th Field Artillery Brigade (later 11
th)
RANK Gunner
AGE at Enlistment 19 yrs 3 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Parkes, NSW
ADDRESS With brother
OCCUPATION Labourer
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 6 Sept 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Newcastle, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE 18 mths Senior Cadets
NEXT OF KIN Brother;- Edward I Boorn. RAGA Fort Scratchley, Newcastle, NSW
1925- c/- Police Station Burwood, NSW
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’9½”. Weight-140lbs. Chest-34-36
Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Black.
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED Sydney 11 May 1916 per HMAT A8 “Argyllshire”
DISEMBARKED Plymouth 10 Jul 1916
NOTES Mother died 1908 in Parkes/father thought to be in NZ
3 Brothers;- Edward, Albert & Herbert. Sister;- Emily C Stevens
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 23 Oct 1917 France- Gassed
DIED 22 Oct 1918 while repairing telephone lines, about ¾mile from St Souplet, at 4 pm Boorn was hit in the heart, killed instantly,
BURIED St. Souplet Brit. Cem. 3 miles S of Le Cateau France
Plot 1 Row C Gve 21
MEDALS British War Medal-39010, Victory Medal-38690. Memorial Plaque -354614 -to Edward
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS
WILL Yes
CORRESPONDENCE
REMARKS
RED CROSS REPORT Yes
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3098744
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