William GREAVES

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Service Number:	793
Enlisted:	31 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gordon, Victoria, Australia, 24 November 1887
Home Town:	Homestead, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Timber Getter
Died:	Natural Causes , Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 24 March 1969, aged 81 years
Cemetery:	Steiglitz Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour

31 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 793, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 793, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 793, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
23 Sep 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
27 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion
22 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 9th Infantry Battalion
23 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion

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