William Fraser SLEEMAN

SLEEMAN, William Fraser

Service Numbers: 535, Officer
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
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll, City of Brunswick Honour Roll
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Biography 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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