STEWART, William Henry
| Service Number: | 900 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Teralba, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Teralba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Aubigny British Cemetery Aubigny British Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 13), Somme, France, Aubigny British Cemetery, Aubigny, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Teralba Public School Boys HR, Teralba War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 900, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 900, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 900, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 900, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 900, 54th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW back | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 900, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 900 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
103 years ago today, on the 9th April 1918, Private William Henry Stewart (also known as Squirt), 54th Battalion, butcher or labourer from Teralba, New South Wales, was Killed in Action at Villers-Bretonneux, France, age 23 years 8 months.
Born at Lismore, New South Wales about 1894 to Robert George (died 1938) and Mary Stewart (died 1934) nee Fulton of "Aubigny", Marmong Point, Teralba, N.S.W., William enlisted January 1916 with the 34th Battalion at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 1.11.1916 (GSW back).
Invalided to UK - 11.11.1916.
Admitted to hospital 1.10.1917 (influenza), 8.12.1917 (sprained ankle), 25.2.1918 (gastritis).
William is resting at Aubigny British Cemetery, France. Row A Grave 13.
Mr Stewart’s name has been inscribed on the Teralba Soldiers' Memorial, Teralba Public School Roll of Honour (photos, unveiled on the 27th October 1917, 77 names now inscribed, 6 Fallen), West Wallsend Public School Roll of Honour and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall. Name not inscribed on the Newcastle & Northern District Branch Meat Workers' Union Honour Roll.
William has been memorialised at his parent’s gravesite, and I have placed poppies in remembrance of his supreme sacrifice for God, King and Country. CATHOLIC 2-34. 62.
Lest We Forget.
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