William BRITTAIN

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Service Number:	6271
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	1st Field Company Engineers
Born:	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland NSW, Plot: Floral Court AIF Wall Panel L, #063
Memorials:

21 Mar 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 6271, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 6271, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney

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William was the 2nd youngest son of William Alfred and Jane Anice Brittain (nee Taylor) of Sydney, NSW.

His brother Bertie also served and both ended up in the Pay office of the Aust Pay Corp at the end of 1917.

Feb 1917 he is noted in his AIF file as being a Sgt. He was discharged in Oct 1918 as Sgt Brittain of 1st AAPC.

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