William Armstrong
Name William Armstrong
Number Private 2327
Battalion 59th Battalion
Place of Birth Footscray
Next of Kin His father, William Kerr Armstrong “Braeside” Kongwak
Date and place of enlistment Leongatha 8/7/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 24 years 2 months 5’5”, 9 stone 10 pounds, blue eyes and light brown hair
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation farmer
Date and place of death
He was wounded on 8/2/1917 and died that day
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried in Rose Trench Cemetery between Les Beoufs and Gueudscourt, ½ mile north of Les Beoufs and 3 miles north of Combles, he was later re buried at Grass Lane Cemetery
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He enlisted in Leongatha
Military History
- 8/5/1915 He enlisted in Leongatha
- 29/9/1915 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Osterley
- 10/1/1916 He disembarked Egypt
- 8/4/1916 He transferred to the 60th Battalion then the 59th Battalion
- 16/6/1916 He embarked Alexandria
- 29/6/1916 He disembarked Marseilles
- 21/7/1916 He was wounded in the thigh at Fromelle. He went to the ambulance train after first going to a Canadian Stationary Hospital and then travelled to England
- 22/7/1916 He was admitted to the 4th General Hospital London
- 28/11/1916 He returned to France
- 14/12/1916 He marched out to his unit and was with his unit on 16/12/1916.
- 8/2/1917 He died of wounds
- His brother Pte. Francis Andrew Armstrong returned to Australia
- 17/5/17 The Commonwealth Bank Savings Department asked for a death certificate.
- A letter was sent from Mr. C L Brumley of the MUIOOF Loyal Leongatha Lodge regarding his death.
- He was reinterred in Grass Lane Cemetery
- His Father received all medals and his plaque
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