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DEAM, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 172 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli , 29 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 172, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 172, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 172, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Deam, of Main St., Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, and the late Elizabeth Deam.
Pte. Wiliam Deam, son of Mr T. Deam, Main street, Bairnszdae, was killed at Gallipoli on 29th November last. He was a native of Bairnsdale and was 25 years of age. His elder brother, who is still on active service, was one of the first to go ashore at the landing at Gallipoli, and has had the good fortune to have escaped so far unscathed. He holds the rank of Sergeant-Major.
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