William Farmer Linsley

Service number: 5732

Rank: Private

Unit: Postal Corps

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Source: National Archives of Australia

William Linsley was born at Bondi in 1897. He was a motor driver prior to enlisting. His connection to Manly is unclear; his next of kin was his mother, living at Harris Park.

He enlisted on 9 February 1916 and embarked on 3 June 1916, and served with the Postal Corps and the 4th Battalion. He was in France from 1917 onwards.

He returned to Australia on the Suffolk on 12 April 1919.