TREVOR, William
| Service Number: | 4899 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Childers, Queensland, 4 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Isis, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Appletree Creek State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Maryborough, Queensland, 17 March 1975, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland Garden of Rest ix, Plot: 648 |
| Memorials: | Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4899, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4899, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4899, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 18 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 4899, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
The three enlisted sons of George Trevor and Elizabeth (nee Jones) Trevor of Isis, Qld;
3515 Pte. Pryce Trevor (/explore/people/183938) - returned to Australia
4899 Pte. William Trevor (/explore/people/325263) - returned to Australia
1757 Pte. Alexander Trevor (/explore/people/308938) - Killed in Action at Mouquet Farm, France on 04 Sep 1916 (no known grave)
...and the Four cousins of the Trevor boys;
1745 Pte. William See (/explore/people/145968) - returned to Australia (son of Thomas See and Eliza Jane (nee Cocking) See
1747 Lce.-Cpl. Thomas See MM (/explore/people/156028) - returned to Australia (son of Thomas See and Eliza Jane (nee Cocking) See
985 Pte. Charles See (/explore/people/189881) - returned to Australia (son of James See and Elizabeth (nee Trevor) See, and,
57923 Pte. Pryce Tudor Trevor (/explore/people/242202) - returned to Australia (son of Pryce Trevor Snr. and Elizabeth (nee Griffiths) Trevor
"TREVOR, William. Private, No. 4899, 26th Battalion. Born and educated at Appletree Creek. The son of the late George Trevor and Elizabeth Trevor, of Central Mill, Childers. Enlisted 9th October, 1915, at Childers, and went into Enoggera Camp. Attached to the 26th Battalion. Sailed for Egypt in March, 1916, and arrived in April, 1916, where he went into camp at Tel-el-Kebir for four months. He then left for England, and went to Salisbury Plain. Sailed for France in Oclober, 1916, with 9th Batt. Later transferred to 26th Battalion, and was in action through the battles of Armentieres, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele Ridge, Ypres, and went all through unwounded. He was in France when the Armistice was signed, but is now in hospital." - from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Paul Trevor
The three enlisted sons of George Trevor and Elizabeth (nee Jones) Trevor of Isis, Qld;
3515 Pte. Pryce Trevor (/explore/people/183938) - returned to Australia
4899 Pte. William Trevor (/explore/people/325263) - returned to Australia
1757 Pte. Alexander Trevor (/explore/people/308938) - Killed in Action at Mouquet Farm, France on 4 September 1916 (no known grave)
... and the four cousins of the Trevor boys;
1745 Pte. William See (/explore/people/145968) - returned to Australia (son of Thomas See and Eliza Jane (nee Cocking) See
1747 Lce.-Cpl. Thomas See MM (/explore/people/156028) - returned to Australia (son of Thomas See and Eliza Jane (nee Cocking) See
985 Pte. Charles See (/explore/people/189881) - returned to Australia (son of James See and Elizabeth (nee Trevor) See, and,
57923 Pte. Pryce Tudor Trevor (/explore/people/242202) - returned to Australia (son of Pryce Trevor Snr. and Elizabeth (nee Griffiths) Trevor.
"TREVOR, William, Private No.4899, 26th Battalion. Born and educated at Appletree Creek. The son of the late George Trevor and Elizabeth Trevor, of Central Mill, Childers. Enlisted 9th October, 1915, at Childers, and went into Enoggera Camp. Attached to the 26th Battalion. Sailed for Egypt in March, 1916, and arrived in April, 1916, where he went into camp at Tel-el-Kebir for four months. He then left for England, and went to Salisbury Plain. Sailed for France in October, 1916, with 9th Battalion. Later transferred to 26th Battalion, and was in action through the battles of Armentieres, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele Ridge, Ypres and went all through unwounded. He was in France when the Armistice was signed, but is now in hospital." - from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War. (nla.gov.au)
Pte. William Trevor's son 426190 F/Officer Alexander Trevor (/explore/people/796921) served in the Second World War with RAAF, attached to No. 2 Squadron and later 7th Operational Training Unit.
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