Participant Info

Given Name

William Edwin Ernest

Family Name

Perry

Service Number

266

Place of Birth

Orbost VIC

Occupation

Teacher

Place of Enlistment

Melbourne VIC

Next of Kin

Address on Enlistment

Orbost, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

59th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

22

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A71 Nestor, Melbourne VIC on 2 October 1916

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Lance Corp

Date of Return

Place of death or wounding

Date of Death

16/10/1917

Fate

KIA

Place of burial/memorial

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Link to record

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