We remember William Matthew Colbert

We remember William Matthew Colbert

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Timeline

Timeline

1898
birth Kapunda South Australia Australia Source:9249445 25th January 1898
1915
service Australian Imperial Force Private 1812 27th Battalion Source:9249448 4th May 1915
1915
service Australian Imperial Force Private 1812 27th Infantry Battalion Source:9249449 4th May 1915
1915
employment Farm Labourer South Australia Australia Source:9249448 May 1915
enlistment Keswick South Australia Australia Source:8194250
1915
death War Related Sickness Records differ in cause of death RSL Memorial states died of illness(Perineal Abscess). Adelaide Chronicle states died of wounds Cario Egypt Source:9249444 21st September 1915
burial Cario War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Cairo, Al Qahirah Buried at Cairo War Cemetery, Cairo, AL Qahirah, Egypt Egypt 56081510 Source:9249444

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Matthew
Initials WM
Last Name Colbert
Source 8194250
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 1812 27th Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force 1812 27th Infantry Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Colbert father
Sarah Ann Fudge mother

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Max126469

External Evidence

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Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Max126469
War Grave information William Matthew Colbert Max126469

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