William A BRAID

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Service Number:	2046
Enlisted:	15 April 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 15 November 1897
Home Town:	Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 May 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial

15 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 38th Infantry Battalion
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2046, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2046, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne

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According to witnesses he was struck in the head by shell fragments in Ploegstreet Wood in Belgium and killed instantly. He was only 19 years of age.