William John Ashley Sackley

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First Name:

William

Middle Name:

John Ashley

Last Name:

Sackley

Mother's Name:

Mary Sackley (nee Harding)

Father's Name:

Joseph Sackley

Date Enlisted:

Thursday, September 7, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

51st Battalion

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Tuesday, June 11, 1918

Place of Death:

France

Cause of Death:

Wounds sustained in action

Details:

William Sackley (Service No 3224) was born in Gerringong, N.S.W. in 1893.

William enlisted in Lismore when he was 23 years old; he was single and worked as a grocer.

He embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes with 8th Reinforcements, 52nd Battalion, on 23rd December 1916. The troops arrived in England on 3rd March 1917. William was admitted to hospital with the mumps on 28th March 1917.

He was able to join the 52nd Battalion in France on 22nd July 1917. William was transferred to 51st Battalion on 16th May 1918. Soon after he was wounded during fighting on 10th June 1918. William was evacuated to 47th Casualty Clearing Station for treatment of shrapnel wounds, but died from these wounds the next day.

William is buried in Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme France; Plot II, Row D, Grave 2.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, SACKLEY WILLIAM JOHN ASHLEY