William Henry Hampton HUME

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HUME, William Henry Hampton

Service Number:	538
Enlisted:	25 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Brougham House, Manchester, England, 2 April 1880
Home Town:	Beerwah, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Beerwah State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Sleeper hewer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli , 10 May 1915, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery B. 8.,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

25 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 538, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Helena Vale, Western Australia
21 Dec 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 538, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 538, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 538, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted and served under alias William John Court

Biography contributed by Michael Silver

William Hume was the eldest son of Beerwah-Peachester pioneers, Henry and Ellen Hume of “Glencoe”, Beerwah. Born in Manchester, England in 1879, he came to Australia with his family as a small child, attended Beerwah School, and worked in the timber industry.

On enlistment in the AIF on 25 September 1914 in Western Australia, he gave his occupation as sleeper cutter. For some reason, never explained, he enlisted under the name of Court (his mother’s maiden name). William served as a Driver with the 16th Battalion at Gallipoli. Sadly, he was killed in action on 10 May 1915. He is buried in the 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Mrs Hume arranged for a stained glass window to be placed in the Coochin Creek Methodist Church in memory of her son. The window is now part of the Peachester History Committee's collection.

Source: Peachester History Committee

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