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FRIDAY, William Arthur
| Service Number: | 3317 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | 27 May 1972, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3317, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3317, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3317, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3317, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Saint Ignatius' College
William Arthur Friday was a soldier who fought in the army during WW1. William was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia. This is also the place where he embarked. He described himself as a Methodist. Prior to his enlistment at the age of 27, he worked as a baker. When William departed, he left his wife Mrs. A.M Friday, and children behind. Being married and having children was often emotionally draining for soldiers as they were constantly worried about their families back home. Often married soldiers would go AWL (Absent Without Leave). However, William did not run from the war.
William left Australia on 27 October 1915 and went to Egypt. Here, he was allotted to several units for short periods before, in June 1916, ending up in the 24th Field Artillery Brigade. He served with this unit for about six months before being sent to hospital with bronchitis in December 1916. For the next year and a half he was in and out of hospital in England, spending the rest of his time at training depots. Eventually, in May 1918, he was decalred unfit for service due to chronic bronchitis and returned to Australia. He was discharged fro the AIF on 12 May 1918 and received the 1914/15 Star, the Victory Medal and the British War Medal for his service.
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