STREET, William
| Service Number: | 115 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Central Mologa, Victoria, 2 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mologa, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Central Mologa State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 26 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery V E 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mologa War Memorial, Pyramid Hill Calivil North State School No 2067 Honor Roll, Pyramid Hill Central Molga School Roll of Honour, Pyramid Hill RSL Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 115, Bendigo, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 115, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 115, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 115, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW (head and left side) | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 115, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 115 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-26 |
William Street
William STREET
Seventh child of Thomas and Sarah Street
Born: 2nd March, 1891
Died: 26th October, 1917
William Street, or Will, as he was known, was born at Woodlands, Central Mologa.
Prior to his enlistment in the army Will worked on the family farm at Mologa. He enlisted in the army on the 1st March, 1916. At the time of his enlistment, Will’s occupation was given as labourer. He was a member of the Machine Gun Section of the 38th Battalion.
It now appears that Will was the first of six of the Street boys to enlist or try to enlist in the First AIF.
A small newspaper article indicates that FIVE of Will’s brothers attempted to enlist in the AIF with him though only three of the Streets were ultimately successful, Will, Henry and Herb.
Will left Melbourne on the 20th June, 1916, and served with the army in France and Belgium. He was a Lewis Gunner and was promoted to Corporal on 22nd September, 1917.
Will was wounded in action on the 12th October, 1917, and died at the 44th Casualty Clearing Station on the 26th October, 1917. He is buried at the Nine Elms British Cemetery, one mile west of Poperinge, Belgium.
The obituary in the Pyramid Hill Advertiser says Will was well known in football and social circles and was a highly popular and respected young man. The paper described him as a ‘strong and well-built young man’. His interest in sport was confirmed in a photograph of a premiership team from Mologa. Will was a member of the Mologa Football team that were premiers in 1915.
Submitted 16 March 2017 by Sharyn Street
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