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STEWART, William Alexander

Service Number:	2734
Enlisted:	11 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1884
Home Town:	Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Kerang Public School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Cerebral arteriosclerosis, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 16 April 1968, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Kerang Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Monumental Section 16, Presbyterian, Row 1.
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

11 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2734, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2734, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
11 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned Bullecourt (First), Interned at Soltau POW camp, Hanover, Germany.
10 Dec 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2734, 48th Infantry Battalion
10 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown:	Wounded 2734, 48th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Discharged from Service on 10 Dec 1919