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ANNEAR, William Leonard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5755 |
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Enlisted: | 2 March 1916 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, September 1892 |
Home Town: | Cobden, Corangamite, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Grocer |
Memorials: | Mornington St. Mark's Church Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5755, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5755, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5755, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
31 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, Detatched to 1st Can Tunnelling Coy | |
5 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Australian Army Postal Corps | |
19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5755, Australian Army Postal Corps, 3rd MD |
Personal Stories
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From How they Served
5755 Private William Annear of St Kilda, Victoria. Serving as the Battalion's 'postman' - William soldiered on throughout France & Belgium from 1916 to 1918. William made it safley back to Australia, following the end of the War