William Armstrong

  General Notes:

William Armstrong
Number: 2327
Rank: Private [Pte]
Unit: 59th Bn Australian Inf
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of Death: 08/02/1917
Next Of Kin:
Place Of Enlistment: Kongwak, VIC
Native Place: Footscray
Notes: ARMSTRONG, Pte. William, 2327. 59th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 8th Feb., 1917. Age 26. Son of Mr. W. K. and Mrs. E. J. Armstrong, of Kongwak, Victoria, Australia. Native of Footscray. I. F. 9.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Place of Death:
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Memorial Panel: 166
Cemetery or Memorial Details: France 744 AIF Burial Ground Grass Lane Flers



William Armstrong
Number 2327
Rank Private
Unit 24 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements (May 1915 - January 1916)
Ship Name RMS Osterley
Date of embarkation 29 September 1915
Place of embarkation Melbourne

William Armstrong enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 8/7/1915. His next of kin was his father William Kerr Armstrong, “Braeside” konwak, South Gippsland, Vic.
The Certificate of Medical Examination describes William as: - 24 years 2 months, height - 5 feet 5 and a half inches, weight 9 stone 10 pounds, chest measurement - 33 and a half/35 and a half inches, complexion - fair, eyes - blue, hair - light brown and religious denomin ation - presbyterian. His distinctive marks were - vac scars 4 right arm and round scar over right knee.
On the 19/7/1916 William was wounded in action and transferred by Ambulance train to the Canadian Stationary Hospital in Boulogne with a gunshot wound to the left thigh (slight). He was sent to England on H.S. St George and admitted to the 4th London General Hospital and discharged on 2/10/1916.
William embarked per S.S.Princes Henrietta Folkestone for overseas.
On the 8/2/1917 William died of wounds received in action.
William was a member of the M.U.I.O.O.F.Loyal Leongatha Lodge.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Farmer.

• Education: Footscray State School.