Hector William WADE

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WADE, Hector William

Service Number:	925
Enlisted:	18 January 1916, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sale, Victoria, Australia, November 1896
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Northam Public School
Occupation:	Locomotive engine cleaner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1918
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery VII A 3,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cottesloe Ocean Beach No 29 Troop Boy Scouts Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

18 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 925, 44th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 925, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 925, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
30 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 925, 44th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre

Photo

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1288290

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Private+WADE,+HECTOR+WILLIAM&client=firefox-b-ab&dcr=0&tbm=isch&source=iu&pf=m&ictx=1&fir=l7lKbWCzu6IHxM%253A%252CP8mxvCL6FbC4PM%252C_&usg=__KRFgDfmBlhhpy-fFjATFAIerQvE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj33sCjvubWAhVLebwKHafGCvEQ9QEIQTAG&biw=1019&bih=510&dpr=1.25#imgrc=l7lKbWCzu6IHxM:

http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/Biographical/library/Australias-Fighting-Sons-of-The-Empire/files/assets/basic-html/page234.html

Biography contributed by John Andrewartha

Son of William and Annie WADE of Kellerberrin, WA

May be the H. Wade on the Ocean Beach (29) Troop Boy Scouts Honour Roll.

"...925 Pte Hector William Wade, of the 44th Battalion... an engine cleaner from East Perth, WA prior to enlistment embarked with the Machine Gun Section from Fremantle on HMAT Suevic on 6 June 1916... was wounded in action in France and evacuated to England. Following his recovery, he rejoined his unit and, on 30 March 1918, aged 21, he was killed in action. He was buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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