MAGUIRE, William Osborne
| Service Number: | 1692 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Qld., 13 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mt. Perry State School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Mount Perry Shire of Perry Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1692, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1692, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1692, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
WILLIAM OSBORN MAGUIRE was born on 13th May, 1895, at Bundaberg, Queensland, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Maguire. He was educated at the Mt. Perry State School and joined the staff of the Bank at Maryborough on 12th March, 1912. He was transferred to Murgon in June, 1913; to Toowoomba in March, 1915; and to Cooroy, as teller, in the following June.
Enlisting in the A.I.F. on 6th January, 1916, William Osborn Maguire joined the 52nd Battalion and was afterwards transferred to the 49th. He was promoted to corporal on 3rd September, 1917, and to sergeant on IIth April, 1918. On 6th January, 1919, three years after his enlistment, he received his commission, and almost exactly a year afterwards was discharged from the A.I.F. No photograph of Lieutenant Maguire has been
obtainable.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour