S2417
WARLAND, William Edwin (Eriwin)
| Service Number: | 19941 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Meningie, South Australia, May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Memorials: | District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Board, District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Roll, Kangarilla War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 19941, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , at Adelaide | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 19941, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 19941, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 10 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 19941, "The Last Hundred Days", SW left thigh | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 19941 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 19941 |
awl tourism
In December 1918 , Horse and Mule driver William was convalescing in UK - recovering from wounds received in France. The family story William told was that he had always wanted to visit a place of importance to him. It was a village in Scotland that the family thinks had been an ancestral home to the Warlands before they emigrated to Australia in the 1860's. At the time Will knew that he would probably never have another chance to visit the village. So when William was discharged from hospital, instead of returning to the barracks he caught a train to Scotland. He spent a pleasant couple of days in the village before returning to the army.
How and what happened when he returned is not known, but his record shows he was AWL for 3 days 12-15 December 1918 and forfeited 6 days pay. I think thats good value.
Submitted 26 August 2022 by Bruce Warland
Biography
Note: The middle name was incorrectly transcribed in the Embarkation Roll. This has been verified and corrected. Name change undertaken by RSL Virtual War Memorial Chief Moderator, 24/09/2015