William Armistice FIELD

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FIELD, William Armistice

Service Numbers:	Q14311, QX21357
Enlisted:	17 March 1941
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1919
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 February 1991, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld

World War 2 Service

17 Mar 1941:	Involvement Sapper, Q14311, also QX21357
17 Mar 1941:	Enlisted
30 Apr 1941:	Involvement QX21357, also Q14311
30 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX21357
1 Sep 1941:	Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, QX21357, 2/13 Field Coy
14 Aug 1943:	Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, QX21357, 2/13 Field Coy ex Cairns for Milne Bay
28 Nov 1946:	Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper
28 Nov 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX21357

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

William was the youngest of four children (and only surviving son) of William Finlay Field (born 1888 i Bowraville, NSW) and Evelyn Ann McDougall (born 1886 at Bellinger River in NSW). William Snr and Evelyn married in 1910 and settled in Brisbane, QLD where William was a Baker.

William, a Plumber, married Olga Mary Wynn (born 1922 in Brisbane, QLD) in July 1940. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941, serving as a Sapper (Service Nos: Q14311/QX21357) with 11th Field Coy, 8 Vehicles Park Workshops and 2/13 Field Coy. William was in the Middle East (16/09/1941 - 27/02/1945) and New Guinea (09/08/1943 - 19/03/1944) and was Discharged in November 1946.

Brother-in-Law Ernest John McTaggart served with the RAAF (Service No:142086).

William and Olga settled at Red Hill in Brisbane where William worked as a Plumber and later as a Cleaner. William died in 1991 and Olga in 2000.

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