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WARD, William Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2490 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2490, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2490, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2490, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2490, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2490 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...2490 Private William Louis Ward, 9th Battalion. A farmer prior to enlisting, Pte Ward embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20 August 1915. He was later promoted to Corporal and served with the 49th Battalion. He was killed in action on 4 September 1916, at Pozieres, France, aged 19. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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