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COMPTON, William Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 202 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Train |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 26 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1986, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine Cemetery, Qld Plot Lawn Section B1, Plot 10 - RHS Section 1 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 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: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Driver, 202, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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 .