GAR, William
| Service Number: | 3051 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia, 26 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Thursday Island, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Catholic School, Thursday Island, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 November 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Longueval Road Cemetery, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darwin Northern Territory Soldiers Roll of Honour, Darwin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3051, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3051, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3051, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 30 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3051, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3051 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-30 |
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William was one five children born to Carlos and Mary Anne Garr (nee Bunyan). Carlos was a Filipino pearl-shell diver who travelled to Thursday Island as a 16 year old and then spent the rest of his life working between Thursday Island and Port Darwin either pearl-shell diving or fishing for trepang. William was born at Thursday Island Queensland. The family lived on ‘Carlos Beach’ (Dinah Beach) near Frances Bay. Mary Anne drowned near the Fort Hill Bath House in 1909 and was buried in Palmerston Cemetery. William was one of four brothers who enlisted for the AIF in 1915 - Palencio (enlisted but did not serve) Mattew (428), was also killed in action and Glamor was wounded, awarded the Military Medal for bravery and later served in WW2. Garr Street is named in honour of William and Matthew who were killed in action. - SOURCE (hdl.handle.net)
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