William Leonard ANNEAR

ANNEAR, William Leonard

Service Number: 5755
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
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World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5755, 14th Infantry Battalion
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

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

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