BEIRNE W.
Given Names: William Bernard
Service Number: 2562
Unit: 6th Battalion, 8th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 18 Yrs 5 Mths
Occupation: Hall Porter
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7½ In
Weight: 130 Lbs
Chest: 33-35 In
Hair: Dark Auburn
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Brown
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 31/5/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: SISTER Miss Lillian Beirne
, Wandong, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 26/8/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Anchises A68
END OF WAR
Status: Died of wounds
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Unit: 60th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 8992
British War Medal: 17321
Victory Medal: 17260
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1896
Place: Deniliquin, New South Wales
Father: William Michael BEIRNE
Mother: Barbara Helen PEARSE
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 25/7/1916
Place: No. 8 Stationary Hospital, Pozieres, France
Burial: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 19/7/1916; gun shot wound, buttocks
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 318793
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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