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BRETT, William
| Service Number: | 26901 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Enlisted in Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Wilmington, South Australia , 4 October 1878 |
| Home Town: | Port Augusta West, Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wilmington Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Port Augusta West, South Australia, 3 August 1935, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Augusta Carlton Parade Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Iron Knob War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 26901, Enlisted in Port Augusta, South Australia | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26901, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26901, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Wounded Listed as Sick | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 26901 | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 26901, 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Judy Booth
William Brett was the licensee of the Hotel Augusta when he died on August 3, 1935. Born in Wilmington, he went to Port Augusta in 1901, and entered the employ of storekeepers, Young and Gordon Limited. He was later in the staff at the opening of the branch in the early days of Iron Knob. He was appointed manager of the Port Augusta West branch of that firm in 1907. In 1916 he joined the 10th Battalion and sailed for France. On his return from the front, he undertook the management of the hotel at Iron Knob before returning to Port Augusta West to join Mr L.R. Barber in the motor industry as Barber and Brett. In 1925 he married Eileen Bothwell and was the father of father of Mary, Brian & Neill. From 1930 he conducted the Hotel Augusta (formerly Wharf Hotel).
Taking an active interest in the town, he served for many years as councillor for the town of Port Augusta West. He was secretary of the Port Augusta West Racing Club and acted as clerk of scales for The Port Augusta Racing Club. He was secretary of the Northern Polo Association, and a keen supporter of the Port Augusta Football Club. He was also an active member of All Saints Catholic Church and a member of the Sacred Heart Sodality, officers of which acted as pallbearers. The town council adjourned for three minutes as a mark of respect.
Half Brother of Driver John Michael Brett, 2725, 5Th Field Ambulance
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