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BOURNE, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2109, 472 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Kaeo, New Zealand , 7 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Texas, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Accidentally Killed (Shooting Incident), Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 10 October 1935, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Section 7A, Row 137, Grave No 2. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2109, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2109, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Allotted Regiment Number 472 | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sapper | |
| 6 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 1 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 472 |
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