William Alfred WARD

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Service Number:	2412
Enlisted:	27 March 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warmington, Northamptonshire, England, 1891
Home Town:	Mooball, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 2 August 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 25, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Burringbar War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Murwillumbah War Memorial

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2412, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2412, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
10 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2412, 41st Infantry Battalion, Gassed

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Arrived in Australia aged 21 years

Son of Charles William and Emma Ward of Tumbulgum, NSW formerly of Mooball, Tweed River, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal