Lance Corporal William Arthur Gornall

Service number	727, W29300
Birth Date	1896-08-05
Birth Place	United Kingdom: England, Lancashire, Kirkham
Death Date	1942-11-17
Death Place	Australia: Western Australia, Perth
Final Rank	Lance Corporal
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Melbourne Perth Karrakatta Mount Hawthorn Kirkham
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1918-02-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-07-25

Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

23rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lance Corporal
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

23rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lance Corporal
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

23rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lance Corporal
Honours and Awards:

Unit

23rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lance Corporal

London Gazette

23 February 1918 on page 2434 at position 25

Commonwealth Gazette

25 July 1918 on page 1588 at position 25
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

23rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lance Corporal

Timeline

Date of birth	05 August 1896
Date of enlistment	02 March 1915
Date of embarkation	08 May 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award	17 November 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	20 November 1917
Date returned to Australia	28 February 1919
Date of death	17 November 1942

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