GADD, William Mansfield
| Service Number: | 4797 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1915, Ross, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, 18 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France First buried in an isolated grave 1/2 mile south-east of Lagnicourt, he was relocated to plot: VI, row: G, grave: 35 in 1920 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4797, 12th Infantry Battalion, Ross, Tasmania | |
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| 19 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4797, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4797, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4797, 12th Infantry Battalion |
OBITUARY
Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Tas. : 1890 - 1922), Tuesday 15 April 1919, page 2
IN MEMORIAM.
GADD. - In loving memory of Private William Mansfield Gadd, eldest son of Ettie and the late Albert Gadd, who was killed in action April 15, 1917.
"Greater love hath no man than this.
We mourn your loss, but your actions, Sweet balm to your loved ones bring ;
For he is ever a hero, the man who dies.
For his God, his country and King.
Fond memories we will always keep, And ever feel the loss.
Of a loving heart now silent 'neath a little wooden cross.
He did his best. Along with the rest. of Australia's best."
Inserted by his sorrowing mother, sisters, and brothers.
GADD. — In loving memory of my dear friend. Private William Gadd (Billy) of Queenstown, who was killed in action in France, April 15, 1917.
" A hero like his father, For God, for King, and country His duty nobly done."
Inserted by his loving friend, Charlie Kelly.
Submitted 15 April 2019 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography
William was the son of Albert Mansfield Gadd, who assisted in the North Lyell disaster that occured on the West Coast of Tasmania in 1912. His mother's name was Henrietta Gadd (Carlsen), he had seven younger brothers and sisters.
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