BOTT W.
Given Names: William Samuel Harris
Service Number: 6128
Unit: 5th Battalion, 19th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 22 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Motor Engineer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 2¼ In
Weight: 100 Lbs
Chest: 30-33 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 22/6/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Lucy Harris Bott
87 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 28/7/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Thermistocles A32
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 5th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 43153
Victory Medal: 42677
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 1894
Place: Borrowash, Darbyshire, England
Father: William Harris BOTT
Mother: Lucy Harris TUCKER
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 20/9/1917
Place: Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium
Burial: No known grave
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Originally enlisted 15/7/1915, but discharged being required to manufacture munitions for Commonwealth of Australia.
File shows was buried about 300 yards south west of Glencorse Wood.
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 333270
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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