William Herbert (Bert) WARD

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WARD, William Herbert

Service Numbers:	10017, VX45322
Enlisted:	4 January 1916
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	5th Field Ambulance
Born:	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 17 January 1898
Home Town:	Springwood, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Woodford Academy, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Medical student
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10017, 5th Field Ambulance
30 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 10017, 5th Field Ambulance, Mouquet Farm, GSW to right foot/leg
28 Apr 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 10017, 5th Field Ambulance, Discharged to continue medical studies

World War 2 Service

8 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX45322

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Woodford Academy - National Trust of Australia NSW

In January 1916 former Woodford Academy student William Herbert Ward, 'Bert' enlisted for the Great War just a couple of weeks before his 18th birthday. The legal age for enlistment was 21.

A Sydney University medical student, Bert's skills were no doubt highly valued for the war effort. This is perhaps why his youthful appearance was overlooked when he enlisted. His enlistment papers state he was 22!

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