William Andrew STRANG

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STRANG, William Andrew

Service Number:	790
Enlisted:	29 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 1 October 1881
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 2, Row D, Grave No. 24, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Norwood War Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 790, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 790, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

"BROKEN HILL WOUNDED.

Mrs. Strang has received notification from the Defence Department that, her husband, Private W. A. Strang has been wounded in the Dardanelles. Private Strang, before enlisting worked on the Proprietary for a number of years. He left with the First Contingent; and was in the 10th Battalion." - from the Broken Hill Barrier Miner 28 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)

After initially advising that Strang had been wounded the Defence Department subsequently advised that he had been killed between 25 and 29 April 1915. His son Allan was tragically killed by a firearm whilst playing soldiers with a friend in August 1916.

The Advertiser 25/4/1916

STRANG.—In sad but loving memory of our dear husband and father, William Andrew (Arthur) Strang, who was killed at the Dardanelles, the 25th of April, 1915.

We mourn for you, dear Arthur, No eyes may see us weep,

But many a tear we shed for you While all are fast asleep.

But it does not matter how we weep,

No matter how we call,

There's nothing left to answer

But your photo, on the wall.

—Inserted by his loving wife and only son, Rose and Allan Strang.

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