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ALGIE, William Raymond
| Service Numbers: | 615, S74085 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Edithburgh, SA, 13 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia, 22 May 1959, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Edithburgh Cemetery Row: C ; Plot: 210 |
| Memorials: | Edithburgh WW2 Roll of Honor, Yorketown and District of Melville Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 615, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 615, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 615, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 5 May 1942: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, S74085, 10th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 5 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, S74085 | |
| 5 May 1942: | Enlisted Yorketown, SA | |
| 18 Nov 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
William Raymond Algie was born on the 13th of November 1891 in Edithburgh, South Australia, by his mother, Mrs Elizabeth Algie. William grew up in Yorketown, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia (most likely went to Yorketown Area School). William was a farmer before joining the war. Algie was a Methodist.
William enlisted on the 10th of February 1916. He was assigned to the 34th Battalion. He was 24 years old, 5 feet 8, weighed 133 pounds, and had dark hair and brown eyes. He embarked from Australia 9th June 1916 to Southampton in the UK.
On the 25th of September 1916, he proceeded overseas to France. He was hospitalised with Mumps from 15th December and developed tonsilitis while getting treatment and was not discharged to duty until 10th January 1917. During his service, William was promoated to Lance Corporal, Temporary Corporal and then Corporial
William left to come back to Australia on 20 May 1919.
William later married Ivy Algie (nee Ivy Hewton). On the 17th of December, William and Ivy had a baby daughter named Ina May.
Sadly, William Raymond Algie passed away on the 27th of May 1959, with his wife Ivy Algie joining him on the 22nd of August 1982.
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