EGAN, William Alex
| Service Number: | 5675 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Condah, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Framlingham, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Purorain State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5675, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5675, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5675, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 5675, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5675 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James EGAN and Emily EGAN nee SUTTON
William's parents were both deceased when he enlisted.
NOK - Sister Miss Hilda G EGAN, Purnim, Victoria.
Word has been received tath Private W.A. Egan, whose relatives reside at Purnim, was killed in action on 25th April, somewhere in France. He enlisted at Balmoral in 1915, and went into camp at Bendigo for a time, afterwards completing his training in the Warrnambool camp. He sailed for the front in June, 1916, and in December last he was wouned, but making a good recovery, he went back to the trenches in February last. The deepest sympathy will be felt for his relatives in their loss of one who had rendered such long and faithful service to this country.
Lieut. Dyke, O.C., B Company, 60th Battalion writing to Miss Egans says:-
"I cannot help writing to you respecting your late brother. He was in my company, and on the night of his death we were about to make a second attack on the enemy line. I would like you to know something of what we all thought of him. He was esteemed by officers and men, and a jolly chap who seldom grumbled. Unfortunately we were knocked about a good deal after his death. I am speaking for the whole company when I say houw much we feel for and sympathise with you in your trouble. I can only offer you one consolation, and that is that he died like a brave man and the true soldier he was."
Biography
Born in 1893, exact date unknown.
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