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SIEVEWRIGHT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 December 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stricken, Scotland, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Arch of Remembrance, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, Initially only provisional but confirmed on 6 March 1915 | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2024, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2024, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2024, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound to the thigh | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 2024, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2024 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Lizzie Pirie Sievewright of King Street, Brighton, SA. Father of Betsy Sievewright, Barbara Henderson Sievewright, James Morrison Sievwright and Gavin Sievewright
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to Hall & Son, Engineers of Scotland for 7 years
He had previously served with the Gordon Highlanders 75th Battalion