SLEEMAN, William Fraser
| Service Numbers: | 535, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jeweller |
| Died: | France, 31 May 1917, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery IV C 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 535, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 535, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 535, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 31 May 1917: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Officer, Royal Flying Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William James and Marjory Fraser Sleeman, of "Stornoway," 634, Glenhuntly Rd., Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. An Anzac.
HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
A cablegram has been received by the parents of Lt. W. F. Sleeman, of 98 Albion street, Brunswick, that he has made the supreme sacrifice. Lt. Sleeman enlisted with the 5th Battalion, and was wounded in the historic landing at Gallipoli. Later he gained his commission and joined the 9th royal Warwickshire Regiment. He served in Mesopotania, and was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps last November. He was attached to the 55th Squadron as pilot and scout, and was killed in action on 31st May.
The deceased soldier was formerly a scholar of the Lydiard Street Methodist Sunday School.
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