STEWART, William
| Service Numbers: | 2442, 2442A |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goodna, Queensland, Australia, 20 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ormeau, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ormeau State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Photographer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 1 November 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Pimpama & Ormeau War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2442, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2442, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2442, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 6 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2442, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2442, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 2442A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2442A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Stewart was one of three brothers from Ormeau, near the Gold Coast in Queensland, who died with the AIF during WW1.
William fought in battle of Pozieres, and contracted trench feet. He was sent to England to the 3rd London General Hospital. When recovered, he was sent back to Belgium, and was killed instantly by a high explosive whilst in a dugout on 1 November 1917, at Westhoek Ridge.
His older brother, 1611 Pte. Robert Stewart, 15th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, had died of wounds only three weeks prior, on 9 October 1917, aged 32. His youngest brother, 6392 Pte. George Stewart 25th Battalion AIF, was also killed in action 17 July 1918, aged 25. They were all the sons of Robert and Jane Ann Stewart, of Ormeau, Queensland.
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