BATH, William Edward
| Service Number: | 4137 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, 4 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Sp Mem A 6, Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4137, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4137, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4137, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4137, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4137, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4137 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
Obituary
The Advertiser Friday 27 April 1917 page 8
THE LATE PRIVATE W. E. BATH.
Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Bath, of 13 Scott street, Parkside, have been notified that their eldest son, Private W. E. Bath, was killed in action on April 2. He enlisted in August, 1915, and left South Australia on January 11, 1916, with his mate, Private Harry Osborne, with whom he had served five years' apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker. They left Egypt early in July for France, serving together till August, 1916, when Private Osborne was killed. Private Bath was a member of a machine gun company. He was beloved by all his friends for his kind and genial disposition.
Observer Newspaper
News has been received by his parents, Mr and Mrs W A Bath of Scott Street, Parkside, that heir son, Private Will Bath, was killed in action on April 2. The deceased enlisted early in August 1915, with a mate Pte. H O Osborne. These two soldiers served five years apprenticeship under the firm of Burton & Knills, cabinet makers, Maylands, and were together until the death of Pte. Osborne. They left South Australia with reinforecments of the 'Fighting Tenth' in January, 1916, for Egypt, whence they embarked for France early in July. They then served together until death parted them. Pte. Bath made many friends by his kind and genial disposition. He was a member of the Parkside Methodist Church and Sunday School.
Submitted 26 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of William Albert BATES and Lucy Ann nee VIRGO
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