William James BRAGG

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BRAGG, William James

Service Number:	4139
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 26 April 1889
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Boys' Central State School, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Locomotive Engine Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charters Towers Boys Central School Great War Honor Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4139, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4139, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4139, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4139, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Member of Amity Lodge

The Acting Mayor, Ald. Fred Johnson, last night received a telegram from the Defence Department advising him that Private William James Bragg of the 9th Battalion, has been reported, missing since July 23rd. Private Bragg is the eldest eon of Mr J. M. Bragg", of Alabama Hill, the well known engine-driver.

Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William was killed in action during the capture of Pozieres village. His nineteen year old brother died of wounds inflicted at Pozieres, 3 weeks later. 4132 Private John Robert Bragg 47th Battalion AIF, DOW 19 August 1916.

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