HART, William James
| Service Number: | 2387 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballina, New South Wales, 6 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Macleay, New South Wales, 6 August 1952, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Kempsey Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2387, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2387, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2387, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2387, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"OBITUARY. MR. W. J. HART
Mr. William James Hart, of Tozer Street, West Kempsey, passed away in the Macleay District Hospital last Wednesday. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Clarence Hart, he was born at Ballina 62 years ago. For the past 12 years he had been storeman for the Macleay Shire Council. He was the Secretary of the Kempsey branch of the Municipal and Shire Employees Union. On August 20, 1913, deceased married Miss Myrtle Sarah Harris by whom he is survived, together with two sons and four daughters. The sons are Alfred Elliott (Kempsey) and William Harris (R.A.A.F. Malta); and the daughters are Mesdames V. Booth (Heather, Sydney), B. Besgrove (June, Sydney), B. Senz (Claire, Raleigh), and N. Mitchell (Ivy, Kempsey). Brothers are: Messrs. Jack (Sydney) and Aubrey (Katoomba); whilst a sister is Mrs. Ron Sweetman (Effie, Bathurst). A brother (Stewart) and a sister (Marjorie) predeceased him. After a service, the cortege left the Presbyterian Church on Friday at 2 p.m. for the place of internment in the West Kempsey cemetery. Rev. Coulcher officiated at both the church and graveside. A guard of honour was formed by the Municipal and Shire Employees Union, R.S.L. and P.A.F.S. lodge. Wreaths included ones from the P.A.F.S. Lodge, Lodge Kempsey 255, Macleay Shire outdoor and indoor staffs, R.S.L., Group 3, West Kempsey Football Club and Head Office of the Municipal and Shire Employees Union. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of William Campbell and Co." - from the Macleay Argus 13 Aug 1952 (nla.gov.au)
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