William James SUMMERS

William James SUMMERS Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	2984
Enlisted:	28 January 1916, Enlisted at Cooma, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bunyan, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Bredbo, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bredbo District Roll of Honour WW1, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

28 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2984, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cooma, NSW
3 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2984, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2984, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

Help us honour William James Summers's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Son of Louisa Maud Summers of Bredbo, Via Goulburn. Later known as Louisa Whitehead

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal