William James Acres

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First Name:

William

Middle Name:

James

Last Name:

Acres

Mother's Name:

Elizabeth Acres nee Dean

Father's Name:

Phillip Acres

Date Enlisted:

Sunday, March 7, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

18th Battalion

Company:

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Friday, January 18, 1918

Place of Death:

Bulli, N.S.W.

Cause of Death:

War related

Details:

William Acres (Service No 123) was born around 1889.

At enlistment William was single, 26 years old, lived at Corrimal, N.S.W. and worked as a painter.

He embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A40 Ceramic with D Company, 18th Battalion, on 25th June 1915. After the troops arrived in Egypt William was sent on to Gallipoli, arriving there on 16th August 1915.

Only 11 days later, on 27th August, William was wounded and evacuated to hospital for treatment of a gun shot wound to his lower jaw. He was invalided to England on 30th August and returned to Australia in June 1916.

He was discharged medically unfit on 14th September 1916.

William died at Bulli, N.S.W. on 18th January 1918 and is buried in Bulli Cemetery.

William is commemorated at the Corrimal Memorial Park, and on the Corrimal Public School Monument and the Corrimal Anglican Church Roll of Honour.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, ACRES W J