BRAUND, William Gaylard
| Service Number: | SX7825 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 July 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edithburgh, South Australia, 7 February 1909 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Store keeper |
| Died: | Natural causes, Edithburgh, South Australia, 4 January 1995, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Edithburgh Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Maitland War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jul 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX7825 | |
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| 5 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX7825 | |
| 5 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 5 Jul 1940: | Enlisted SX7825, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 30 Nov 1940: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Oct 1942: | Wounded Corporal, SX7825, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Shell wound (right scalp) | |
| 19 Sep 1943: | Discharged | |
| 19 Sep 1943: | Discharged Corporal, SX7825, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
Corporal William Gaylard Braund enlisted with his brother SX7824 Private Cyril Ascott Braund (/explore/people/601417) with the 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion. Having joined together they both have consecutive numbers.
'Wounded in Action.
Mrs C. A. Braund, of Port Victoria, has received advice that her husband, Private Braund, was dangerously wounded in Egypt on October 31. This is the third time Private Braund has been wounded in action.
Advice has also been received that Corporal W. G. Braund was wounded in action in Egypt on October 25th. The Braund brothers, Cyril and Bill, enlisted in June, 1940, and went overseas together in November, 1940.' from The Pioneer 27 Nov 1942 (nla.gov.au)
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