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BANNER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 23043 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 24 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Black smith |
| Died: | Redcliffe Queensland Australia , 14 November 1964, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld Sect 4 Row M Plot 8 - Unmarked Grave |
| Memorials: | Woody Point Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 23043, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 23043, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 23043, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Gunner, 23043, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked Gunner, 23043, 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
William enlisted in October 1915 and embarked on the Argyllshire on 11 May 1916. Arriving at Durban some weeks later he was deemed medically unfit and returned to Australia August 1916. William married Annie Mycock 1920 and they lived at Glenafton in Sutton Street Redcliffe. William was a blacksmith and active in local affairs.