William WAND

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Service Number:	1268
Enlisted:	23 March 1916, Singleton, New South Wales as part of 36th Battalion, D Company.
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Anambar, New South Wales, Australia, November 1894
Home Town:	Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery:	Nine Elms British Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot IV, Row F, Grave 6.
Memorials:	Singleton Public School HR, Singleton War Memorial

23 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1268, 36th Infantry Battalion, Singleton, New South Wales as part of 36th Battalion, D Company.
13 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1268, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1268, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-13
13 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1268, 36th Infantry Battalion, Died of wounds received in action. Shrapnel wound to axilla (arm pit) which penetrated the lung.

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Born Anambar, West Maitland, New South Wales. Son of Jestin and Margaret WAND, of Singleton, New South Wales.

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