LOVE, William
| Service Numbers: | 6831, 6831A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, 11 March 1875 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 31 August 1918, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension V. J. 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, Ville-sur-Ancre | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6831A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Previous military service: Sergeant Major, Instructional Staff, Australia; also served for 21 years in the 2nd Bn, Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment.
Killed by shell concussion when on the road to Mont St Quentin.
Biography contributed by Larna Malone
William Love was born at Fordell in Fife, Scotland, the son of Henry and Euphemia Love. By profession he was a Soldier, having previously served for 21 years with the Black Watch in Scotland. In Australia he served as Company Sergeant Major with the Instructional Staff of the Citizen Military Forces until granted permission to enlist in the AIF. He enlisted in Melbourne on 16.8.17. Aged 42 years and 4 months, he was 5’ 8¼” in height with a medium complexion, hazel eyes and black to grey hair. He was a married man, and lived with his wife Margaret at 321 View St., Bendigo.
At Broadmeadows Camp he was appointed Company Sergeant Major of the 2nd Depot Battalion, then appointed to the 1st Depot Battalion in September. He was appointed to the 20th Reinforcements for the 24th Battalion on 13.11.17, the official date given for his commencement of service. He embarked for overseas on 21.11.17 with Service No. 6831.
Upon arrival in England he was posted to the 6th Training Battalion. He embarked for France on 7.4.18 and joined the 24th Battalion, at which time his Service No. was extended to 6831A. (15.4.18)
William Love was Killed in Action on 31.8.18, the result of Shell concussion. The Battalion War Diary noted that it had previously been reported that Mont St Quentin had been captured. The Battalion started to move forward, but was shelled fairly heavily as Mont St Quentin was still in enemy hands.
William Love was buried in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. [V J 5 ] He was 43 years old. The inscription on his gravestone reads:
“HE GAVE HIS LIFE, HIS ALL
HE LIKE A SOLDIER FELL
OUR DEAR DADDY”
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone
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