GARNER, William Alfred
| Service Number: | 1521 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 June 1918, No 2 District Guard. RAGA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
| Born: | Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, 15 April 1899 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier, Engineers apprentice |
| Died: | 152 Lindsay Street, Hamilton, New South Wales, 8 March 1978, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW METHODIST 2 (PRIMITIVE) 22 NW. 42. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1521, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, No 2 District Guard. RAGA | |
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| 30 Jul 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 1521, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Embarked Gunner, 1521, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, SS Gaika, Sydney | |
| 31 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1521, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
45 years ago today, on the 9th March 1978, Gunner William Alfred Garner, 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Brigade (Reg No-1521), soldier and engineer's apprentice from 152 Lindsay Street, Hamilton, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 78. METHODIST 2 (PRIMITIVE) 22 NW. 42.
Born at Hillgrove, New South Wales on the 15th April 1899 to John Henry and Christena Garner; husband of Dulcie Hazel Garner nee Muncaster (married 1923, Hamilton, N.S.W., died 1998, age 97!, sleeping here), William enlisted on the 27th June 1918 at South Head, N.S.W.
Mr. Garner’s name has not been inscribed on the Hamilton (Gregson Park) War Memorial or the Hamilton Municipal District Roll of Honor or any known War Memorial or Roll of Honour.
I have placed poppies at the Garner gravesite in remembrance of William’s service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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