COMPTON, William Ernest
| Service Number: | 202 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1915, Proserpine, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Train |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 26 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1986, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine Lawn Cemetery B1, Plot 10 - RHS Section 1 |
| Memorials: | Proserpine Whitsunday Uniting Church WWI Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 202, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, Proserpine, Qld. | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Driver, 202, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Driver, 202, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
William Compton
William was born in Proserpine to William Archer & Mary Ann (Jenkins) in 26.3.1895. He enlisted in Proserpine on 13.3.1915 and embarked from Sydney on 9.8.1915 aboard "Runic" bound for Egypt. Served as a Driver with the Australian Army Corps in Egypt from 1916 to 1919. He was hospitalised with an injury on 20.4.1917 & for numerous bouts of malaria.
While in England he was selected to be on guard at Buckingham Palace, He returned to Australia on 8.9.1919, William married Lilah Jean Gordon on 27.12.1921 & they resided in Bowen till 1930 when they returned to Proserpine. William passed away on 26.1.1986 at the age of 90 years.
Submitted 29 March 2026 by Lyn Burke
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
William was the son of William Archer Compton and Mary Ann Compton nee Jenkins.
Married in 1921 to Lilah Jean Gordon .
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