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Pte. William Frederick Leon Lock
British Army 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:South Australia
William Lock was born in South Australia in 1885. In 1910 he married an English girl, Florence Amy Bridger, and they immediately moved from Australia to London. They had a young daughter in 1914. Shortly thereafter, William enlisted in the British Army on 29th of January 1915 (not unusual for Australians who were in England when the war started). I have little record of his war service other than a couple of medal awards and his discharge on 13th of April 1917 citing melancholia. From the records of the 9th Rifle Brigade it is fair to say they saw some heavy action during this period. He returned to Australia after the war (although it is not known how or when). We have records of his wife and daughter returning by themselves in 1919. He lived out his life in South Australia and Victoria, and died 1st of January 1962 at age 76. He is buried in Burwood, Whitehorse Cemetery in Victoria, Australia.
