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DART, William Edward John
| Service Number: | 6397 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, May 1878 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | 9 May 1946, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: Kendrew Oval Row: 20 Site: 3 Section: KO, Road: 20, Site No: 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Corporation WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6397, 3rd Field Company Engineers, at Adelaide | |
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| 20 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 6397, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 6397, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 6397, 7th Field Company Engineers, GSW right arm | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 6397, 7th Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Height: 5 foot, 6 1/4, weight: 132 lbs
William Dart was married to Mrs. Georgina Dart. He was born in a town in South Australia called Mount Gambier where he grew up. Later he lived in Adelaide with his wife. Mr. Dart and Mrs. Dart had 3 children before Mr. Dart registered on the 20 - 8 1915-2 and joined the Army on the 30 - 8 - 1915. He was 34 2/12 years old when joining the army. His occupation before joining the war was a Horse Driver.
In September 1916 he was transferred to the 7th Field Company Engineers with the rank of Sapper. On 14 November 1916 he was badly wounded in the right arm and evacuated to England. The wound was severe enough that he was returned to Australia for medical discharge in early 1917.
William Dart sadly died on the 9th of May 1946.
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