William Edward John DART

Badge Number: 11597, Sub Branch: Glenelg
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DART, William Edward John

Service Number: 6397
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
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World War 1 Service

30 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6397, 3rd Field Company Engineers, at Adelaide
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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Biography 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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