William George DREW MM

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Service Number:	4036
Enlisted:	9 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 4 November 1889
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Devonport West, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 24 January 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I A 36
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour, Strahan War Memorial

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Claremont, Tasmania
24 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 4036, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
24 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 4036, 15th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-01-24
19 Apr 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Military Medal 'Displayed general coolness and capacity in the firing line, and on 1st September, 1916, accompanied a patrol under Captain DAVY which bombed a German advanced post near MOUQUET FARM.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: 19 April 1917

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Son of Caswell DREW and Mary ROCKWELL

Of Derwent Park Road, Moonah, Tas.

Husband of Dorothy DREW

Of 6 Arthur Street, North Hobart, Tas.

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