William Francis Xavier Hanlon (SN 9635) was born in Ballarat and had attended Xavier College in Melbourne before becoming a chemist’s assistant. He was 18 when he enlisted on the July 10th 1915. He was posted to the 6th Australian Field Ambulance and embarked for the battlefields of Europe in March 1916 aboard the Wiltshire. Later he was transferred to the 12th Australian Field Ambulance. He was seriously wounded in the area of Villers-Bretonneux and was evacuated to the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital where he died on April 3rd 1918. He is buried in the Douellen Communal Cemetery No 1, France. He was 22 years of age.