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William Alexander Bisson

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Bisson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 1283 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Otago, New Zealand Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 15 February 1916 AWMM 16 Pilot Terrace, East Newcastle, New South Wales AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Crighton Eliza Bisson, 16 Pilot Terrace, East Newcastle, New South Wales AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 February 1916 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • Battle of Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 1283 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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  • Age on enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 7.25" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      166 lb AWMM
    • 05 Jun 1917 {Age 41} AWMMKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

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Biographical information

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  • Embarked Sydney, 13 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 July 1916.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916.
    Killed in action, Belgium, 5 June 1917.
    Buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood, 2.25 miles SSW of Messines. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 June 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 41 AWMM
    Messines, Belgium Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 12), Ploegsteert, Belgium AWMM
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  • William Alexander BISSON is memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, N.S.W.
    Public - gary - Researcher - 1 February 2015
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