SARGENT, William Edward John
| Service Number: | 3006 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whiteside, Queensland, Australia, 29 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | North Pine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Pine State School |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension I B 6, Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Lebucquiere, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Pine State School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3006, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3006, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 13 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of Lionel William Bennett.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
William's parents were John Sargent and Esther Greer. William attended North Pine State School. He enlisted twice first as Lionel William Bennett on 17 August 1915 New South Wales, and then on 8 September 1915 as William Edward John Sargent. He named his mother, Esther as next of kin, she was living at North Pine at the time. Mrs Hinks of Mulgoa, near Penrith was his employer at the time. William was killed in action during the attack on Doignies on 2 April 1917. According to the Battalion diary, 179 men from the 55th Battalion were killed or wounded on that day. William's parents are buried at Lawnton Cemetery.
THOUGH LOST TO SIGHT EVER TO MEMORY DEAR REST IN PEACE DEAR ONE