William Armstrong

Name   William Armstrong

Number    Private 2327

Battalion     59^th 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 60^th Battalion then the 59^th 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 4^th 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