NIVEN, William David
| Service Number: | 162 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Harrow, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, At sea on board HS Rewa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Rev. V.L. Keelan officiated Panel 3, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sandford School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 162, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 162, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 162, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 162, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 162 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Niven and Mary Jane Niven nee Shaw of Gray Street, Hamilton, Victoria. Brother of Jessie Inez Niven and James Niven
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From The Gallipoli Association
Lt William Niven fought with Trooper Potts in Gallipoli and died in the same advance that led to Trooper Potts' VC. Lt Niven was killed in action at Gallipoli on 21st August 1915. Lt Niven is believed to be buried in Green Hill Cemetery.
Lt Niven was the father of actor James David Graham Niven was born in 1910. David Niven,s Grandfather also called William served in the 1st Battalion 24th Regiment of Foot and was killed at the Battle of Isandlwana during Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. David Niven himself before becoming an actor went to Sandhurst and and became a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army. (From Joy Yardley)
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