William Edward MEAD

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Service Number:	3285
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Crystal Brook, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Lameroo, Southern Mallee, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Meningitis, Egypt, 9 April 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Ismailia, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lameroo Memorial Window

27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3285, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3285, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
9 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 3285, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3285 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-04-09

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