ASSAN, William
| Service Number: | 3709 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Geraldton, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geraldton, WA, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lumper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Honour Roll, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3709, 11th Infantry Battalion, Geraldton, WA | |
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| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3709, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3709, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle |
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Anzac Heroes.
ASSAN. — In Ioving memory of my dear brother, Private William (Bill) Assan, late C. Company 11th Battalion, A.I.F., killed in action at Pozieres on July 25, 1916.
With Christ; free from all pain.
From sorrow, grief and sin.
Inserted by his loving brother, Tom, late 51st Battalion A.I.F., and his loving sister-in-law, nieces and nephews, Florrie, Eileen, Alf., Peggy, Tommy, Bert, Bettie, and little Ronnie.
Intimation was received yesterday that Private W. Assan, son of Mr W. Assan, cook at the Club Hotel had been killed in action on July 25th. 1916. Deceased was reported missing several months ago, and inquiries made by the Red Cross Society resulted in it being ascertained that he had been killed. Before enlisting he was employed as a cab driver by Hanlon's livery stables.