William AGNEW

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Service Number:	2332
Enlisted:	11 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	French Polisher
Died:	Returned, died of illness, Australia, 16 November 1919
Cemetery:	South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland General Section 9, Row 8B, Grave 302B Plaque in the Garden of Remembrance, Victoria,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial

11 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2332, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2332, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2332, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
27 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, In the field
27 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, In the field
19 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion, In the field
27 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion, In the field
16 Nov 1919:	Involvement Sergeant, 2332, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2332 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1919-11-16

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Son of Robert and Annie Agnew; brohter of Robert Agnew of Wellington Road, East Brisbane, QLD

12 October 1917 - to hospital with an Ulcerated mouth

31 March 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Khyber

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Prior to enlisting he had served a 3 year apprenticeship with Laycock Littledike in Brisbane