DUBOIS, William George
| Service Number: | 3708 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 6 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Alcholic Poisoning, At home, Cowper Street, Glebe, NSW, 11 May 1938, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone D Anglican 14 2888 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3708, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3708, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3708, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William George Dubois, 23 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
DRANK LIQUOR
TILL HE DIED
After three weeks as a patient in Broughton Hall, owing to his' drinking habits. William George Dubois, a returned soldier, went home and drank himself to death within 24 hours. That evidence was given at the City Coroner's Court to-day when the Coroner (Mr. Oram) found that Dubois (40). of Cowper-street. Glebe, died lrom alcoholic poisoning. "Dubois must have drunk an enormous quantity of liquor." commented Mr. Oram. "The analyst's report shows there was an extra ordinary amount of alcohol in his blood."