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KILLMIER, William Kenneth
| Service Number: | 21498 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Balhannah Soldiers' Memorial Honor Roll, Mount Barker High School Great War Honour Roll, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 21498, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 21498, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 21498 |
William Kenneth Killmier
Name: William Kenneth Killmier
Service Number: 21498
Place of Birth: Gawler South
Date of Birth: 19 May 1899
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 6 June 1917
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 1 month
Next of Kin: Father, William Killmier
Occupation: Warehouseman
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
William left Australia on HMAT Nestor on 28 February 1918. His parents had written to the Army’s recruiting depot granting consent for their son to enlist, adding that he not be posted to the battlefront until he turned 19 – on May 19 1918. The Army could not oblige the request due to “current requirements”. William served for a short time as a sapper in France before returning to Australia on the Takada and was discharged on 13 August 1919.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins