William Guthrie
Name William Guthrie
Number Sapper 557
Battalion 2nd Australian Tunneling Company
Place of Birth Gisbourne
Next of Kin His mother, Mrs. Annie McMahone
Date and place of enlistment 14/9/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 40 years 11 months,
5’8 ½ ” 13 stone 8 pounds, brown eyes and dark brown hair
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation mining and road making
Date and place of death
Killed in action on 17/8/1916 with the 2nd Australian Tunneling Company
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
Unknown
Military History
- Tunneller Sapper second Australian tunneling company
- 14/9/15 He enlisted
- 20/2/16 He embarked Sydney HMAT Ulysses
- 5/5/16 He disembarked Marseilles
- Entrained at Marseilles and detrained at Hazebrouck
- 17/8/16 He was killed in action
- His effects were cards, letters, nail scissors, 3 religious books, shaving brush, 2 combs, a razor, identity disc, metal watch cover, knife, pencil, mittens, 5 handkerchiefs, brush, pocket book
- 1/3/23 His mother Annie received medals
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