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GRANLAND, William Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1411 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 26 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Redan State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrical Labourer |
| Died: | Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 19 June 1969, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Municipal Council of Sydney Employees Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1411, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 1411, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 1411, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 14 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Granland
Bill was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 25 July 1918
“for conspicuous and sustained devotion to duty and Transport Sergeant during period 22nd September 1917 to 24th February 1918. By his fine organising ability, and his personal courage, he has moved supplies to his units with perfection and regularity under most difficult and dangerous conditions. He did specially good work in the 3rd Battle of YPRES during the month of October 1917”. – Source, Commonwealth Gazette, No. 110.