HUGGARD, William Birney
| Service Number: | 904 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murchison, Victoria, Australia, 11 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Tocumwal, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Murchison State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1918, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Suzanne Military Cemetery No.3 Suzanne Military Cemetery No 3, Suzanne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murchison North Murchison State School Roll of Honour WW1, Murchison Primary School No. 1126 Memorial Gates, Tocumwal Memorial Hall Honour Rolls, Tocumwal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 904, 37th Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 904, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 904, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Tocumwal Guardian 22 November 1918. Late Private William Huggard.
Mr S. Huggard, Tocumwal, is in receipt of the following communication from the Commanding Officer of the 37th Battalion, in reference to the death of his son, which was reported in our columns some time back:—'France, September 10, 1918. Dear Sir, It is with regret I have to inform you that your son, No. 904, Private William Birney Huggard, was killed in action on the 26 August, 1918.
Permit me, on behalf of the officers, N.C.O’s., and men of the battalion, to offer to you and all his dear ones our sincerest and deepest sympathy. Your son had served with the battalion since it was formed in Australia, and had endeared himself to us all by his never-failing cheerfulness, often under trying conditions, and loyalty and devotion to duty, worthily upholding at all times the best traditions of the A.I.F.’