William NEWBIGGING

NEWBIGGING, William

Service Number: 6065
Enlisted: 11 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Gympie, Queensland, 2 February 1899
Home Town: Apple Tree Creek, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling: Apple Tree Creek School & Childers High School
Occupation: Telegraph messenger
Died: Killed in Action, Lavieville, France, 25 April 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery: Lavieville Communal Cemetery
Grave No 7, Lavieville Communal Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials: Apple Tree Creek Honour Board, Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Isis District Roll of Honour, Postmaster-General's Dept Qld. WWI
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World War 1 Service

11 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6065, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
8 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6065, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6065, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
25 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 6065, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6065 awm_unit: Signal Details Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-04-25

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Catherine NEWBIGGING, Apple Tree Creek, Childers, Queensland.