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SAWYER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6153 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Dalwallinu, Dalwallinu, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalwallinu War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6153, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6153, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6153, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6153, 28th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...6153 Private William Sawyer, 28th Battalion, of Dalwallinu, WA. A farmer before enlisting in July 1916, Pte Sawyer left Australia for England with the 17th Reinforcements in November 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in April 1917. Pte Sawyer was killed by German artillery fire Glencorse Wood, Belgium, on 20 September 1917. Aged 25 at the time of his death, Pte Sawyer has no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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