Aspinall, William Robert

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M.C., M.B., Ch.M. : Captain, A.A.M.C., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 1st March, 1916, joined No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, and 1st Australian Field Ambulance after Pozieres, 29th August, becoming M.O. 1st Artillery Brigade and serving till death. Awarded M.C.* and Mentioned in Despatches. Killed in Action, Ypres, 20th July, 1917, and buried in Reninghelst Military Cemetery. Early education at The Scots College. * He displayed the utmost courage and devotion in tending the wounded under heavy fire, assisting to places of safety until they could be evacuated.—London Gazette, 18th June, 1917.

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1893

Birth in Rockdale -- NSW, Australia 1893
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Early education at The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1916

Enlisted 1 Mar 1916
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Military service as Captain at France --, France
1917

Military award: M.C. Military Cross on 1917-10-04
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Aspinall, Andrew Eric
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Aspinall, Archibald John
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Aspinall, Arthur Martel
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
1917

Death in Ypres --, Belgium 20 July 1917

Gender

Male

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