MAVER, William
| Service Number: | 3519 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 18 February 1901 |
| Home Town: | Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 7 January 1930, aged 28 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3519, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3519, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3519, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Maver was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1901 and came out to Queensland with his family in 1911. He was the son of James and Christina Maver, who settled in the suburb of Wilston, Brisbane, Queensland. The father, James senior, was a stonemason by trade and died in Brisbane during 1916, at 44 years of age.
William enlisted in early 1917, at not quite 17 years of age, along with his slightly older brother, James Maver, who was shy of his 18th birthday, and they were given consecutive regimental numbers in the 52nd Battalion.
James and William arrived in England during April 1917. James was sent to the fighting on the Western front but William was kept in England. When he was sent to France in January 1918, he was immediately transferred to the Australian Corps School due to his being under age. He was sent back to England, for return to Australia, on 5 April 1918. This was the same day as his brother, 3518 Pte. James Maver 52nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Dernancourt in France.
A third and eldest brother enlisted, 5293 Pte. John ‘Jock’ Annand Maver 31st Battalion AIF, who was also wounded in 1918 and returned to Australia in 1919.
William Maver passed away in Brisbane, Queensland, in January 1930, at only 28 years of age.
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