BACK, William Ernest
| Service Number: | 1799 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1916, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Booyong, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bishopsteignton National School, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, France, 6 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Pont-de-Nieppe Communal Cemetery Plot 11, Row D, Grave 4. INSCRIPTION GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN , Pont-de-Nieppe Communal Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pearces Creek WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1799, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1799, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Born in Bishopsteignton in the September Quarter of 1887. Died 6 June 1917 aged 29.
Son of Robert James and Eliza Back (née Yeoman); his brother, Petty Officer Stoker Charles Back, Service Number K/6263(Dev), aged 27,was also a casualty of the Great War- he died 07/01/1920 whilst serving in the Royal Navy, H.M.S. "Vivid."
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1887 William Ernest Newton A. 5b 122.
Bishopsteignton /ˌbɪʃəpˈsteɪntən/ is a village and civil parish in South Devon, England, between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth, close to the Teign Estuary. The village is on a steep hill.
He is honoured on the Bishopsteignton War Memorial.
Cross dedicated to those from Bishopsteignton who lost their lives during the First World War.
Address:Fore Street, Bishopsteignton, England
Biography
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
42 Battalion
Rank - Private
13 October 1916 disembarked at Plymouth UK
13 December 1916 AWOL - 6 hours
4 February 1917 proceeded to Etaples, France from Folkstone UK
9 February 1917 taken on strength in the field
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Robert James and Eliza Back. Native of Bishopsteignton, Devon.
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