WAMSLEY W.F.L.
Given Names: William Frederick Leigh
Service Number: 19640
Unit: Field Artillery Brigade 8, Bty 29
Rank: Gunner
Paybook Number: 111823
Age: 26 Yrs 8 Mths
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5 In
Weight: 124 Lbs
Chest: 33-36 In
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 12/1/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER George William Wamsley
9 Burke Road, East Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 20/5/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Medic A7
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Karmala
Embarked: 1/7/1919
Disembarked: 17/8/1919
Unit: 8th Field Artillery Brigade
Rank: Gunner
Discharge Date: 2/10/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 57997
Victory Medal: 56499
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 14/4/1889
Place: St Kilda, Victoria
Father: George William WAMSLEY
Mother: Annie Tapley JACKSON
MARRIAGE
Year: 1921
Place:
Spouse: Susan Amelia OLIVER
DEATH
Date or Year: 8/11/1958
Place: Hampton, Victoria
Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
St Marks Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
Service Number: V357750
Date Enlisted: 25/3/1942
Date Discharged: 8/10/1945
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION