Portrait of 4167 Private (Pte) William Edward Dullea, 10th Battalion. A clerk from Saddleworth, ...

Portrait of 4167 Private (Pte) William Edward Dullea, 10th Battalion. A clerk from Saddleworth, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 11 January 1916 aboard HMAT Borda for Suez. In late February 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated the Western Front, France, in early June 1916. Pte Dullea was wounded in action near Albert on 14 August 1916 and was evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his unit in France in mid-February 1917. Pte Dullea was killed in action near Noreuil, France, on 2 April 1917 and was buried in the Noreuil Australian Cemetery. He was aged 22 years. His grave and 81 others were destroyed by shellfire and his name is recorded on a special memorial. Pte William Dullea was the youngest of four brothers to enlist during World War One. His oldest brother, 4166 Corporal Michael Dullea, enlisted at the same time and was later transferred to the 4th Pioneer Battalion; he was killed in action near Albert, France, on 3 August 1916. The next oldest brother, 5691 Pte Charles John Dullea, enlisted in the 18th Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion and later transferred to the 43rd Battalion; he died of wounds received in action near Messines, France, on 1 August1917. His next older brother, 732 Pte Thomas Dullea enlisted with the 1st Australian Remount and later transferred to Artillery. He rose to the rank of Sergeant (Sgt) and was wounded in action in April 1918 which required evacuation to England for treatment and recuperation until the end of hostilities. Sgt Dullea returned to Australia for discharge in June 1919.