MAIR, William
| Service Numbers: | 255, 1719 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | Glasgow Scotland, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance agent |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 February 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: MONUMENTAL-GP5-44A-15 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 255, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
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| 4 Jan 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 255, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Battle of Onverwacht, Captured and released | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 255, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1719, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1719, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Postal Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
William Mair served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 255 in the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 1719 in the 31st Infantry Battalion AIF, WW1.
When William Mair enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father C. Mair, Normanby Hill, Brisbane. When he enlisted for WW1 he noted on his Attestation Paper dated 20 Jul 1915 that; he was born at Glasgow, Scotland, and was 39 years 1 month old; he was married and his N.O.K. was his wife Mrs. E. R. Mair living at Rosalie; he worked as an insurance agent; and he had previously served in the 5th QIB.
William Mair was born in 1876 at Bridgeton, Glasgow in Scotland, a son to Charles Mair and Isabella Shaw Mair (nee Harper). He married Emily Rosa Johnson on 16 Dec 1911 in Queensland and they had 3 children.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 498; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).