STEWART, William Frank
Service Numbers: | 9055, 3972 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne) |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 2 June 1896 |
Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Orchardist |
Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 13 May 1957, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
16 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 9055, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
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16 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 9055, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
1 Sep 1947: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 3972, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne) | |
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Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 3972 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
William Frank Stewart Regimental number 9055 embarked for overseas service in November 1915 as a Driver with the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
As a Bombardier with the 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade in August 1916 he was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry under enemy fire.
He was commissioned as a Lieutenant with the Australian Flying Corps and Returned to Australia in July 1919
During WW2 he served in the RAAF as a Flying Officer - Service Number 3972 - discharging in September 1947