William Lamplough Ullyott

William Lamplough Ullyott

Personal Information
Date of Birth	1889
Place of Birth	Kilham, Driffield, Yorkshire, England
Death	1960, aged 71
Place of Death	Perth, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	26 years, 6 months
Description	5'5" (1.65m) tall ; 148 lbs 67.132 kg ; fresh complexion ; blue eyes ; brown hair
Occupation	Dairy farmer
Religion	Church of England
Address	Church road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Francis Ullyott
Military Information
Reg Number	5970
Date of Enlistment	17 Jan 1916
Rank	Sergeant
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation	7 Aug 1916 ‒ 25 Sep 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A28 Miltiades
Fate	Discharged in the UK (Medical). Private return to Australia with wife 1918.
Monument	Kelmscott War Memorial (South panel)
Medals	British War Medal

Headstone Information
Date of Birth	1889
Age at Death	71 years
Additional Names	Marjorie Ullyott
Transcription	In Loving Memory of William Lamplough Ullyott. 1889-1960. And his beloved sister Marjorie. Died 28th September 1963. Aged 66 Years.
Grave Details
Burial Date	1960
Row	F
Grave	17
Location	North

Pre War

William had served for 3 years in the East Riding Yorkshire Yeomanry before coming to Australia in 1913 with his brother John, both farmers. They travelled aboard the Otway, leaving England on 25 April 1913. Electoral Roll entries - 1916 farmer at Kelmscott.

War Service

In Australia, in Apr 1916 William was sent on an NCOs Course and on 10 May 1916 he was allocated to the 19th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion where he was made Acting Corporal. On 7 Aug 1915 his draft boarded the HMAT A28 Miltiades for England, disembarking on 25 Sep 1916.

He was admitted to the Devonport Military Hospital the day of his arrival in England. It would appear that while convalescing he married 27 year old Esther Turner on 4 Nov 1916 in St Peters Harrogate, Yorkshire. On 11 Dec 1916 he was taken on strength by the 3rd Training Battalion at Durrington, and on 22 Jan 1917 he acted as Sergeant (unpaid) for a period before moving in Apr 1917 to the No. 2 Command Depot in Weymouth.

William was assessed as requiring a medical discharge as permanently unfit for service at home or abroad due to him suffering with Cerebral Spinal Meningitis. Therefore, prior to his discharge he served in training and administrative roles in depot units in England, and never did join the 11th Battalion proper. He faced a Medical Board at the Monte Video Camp in Weymouth which found him permanently unfit for service at home or abroad, but gave no details.

He accepted discharge in the UK on 22 Jun 1917, and remained there (8 Albert street, Harrogate, Yorkshire) for a time as he had married while in England. In February 1918, a 28 year old William sailed to Fremantle aboard SS Ionic departing from Plymouth. Esther arrived in Australia by ship on 20 Mar 1918.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries - 1919 - 37 his and Esther's address was "Redmire", Bendering, via Corrigin, WA; 1943 William at 174 Crawford road, East Perth, assessor; 1943 River road, Kelmscott, farmer; 1949 - 1958 at 1 Church street Kelmscott, retired with Marjorie Ullyott (sister from 1954). Esther died in 12 Oct 1938 in Corrigin, aged 50 and is buried at Corrigin.

Notes

NOK changes with marriage to Esther Ullyott, 8 Albert street, Harrogate, England. William is buried in Saint Mary-in-the-Valley Cemetery, Kelmscott.

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Virtual War Memorial