William Bert FERNANCE

FERNANCE, William Bert

    Service Number: 2306
    Enlisted: 20 May 1916, Grafton, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery
    Born: Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1898
    Home Town: South Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
    Schooling: Ulmarra
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Natural causes, Fingal Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1979, aged 80 years
    Cemetery: Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium)
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    Memorials: Ulmarra Public School WW1 Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    20 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2306, Grafton, New South Wales
    21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2306, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
    21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2306, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
    18 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2306, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of William and Thodosia FERNANCE of Bent and Cambridge Streets, South Grafton.  Born and educated at Ulmarra, he enlisted at South Grafton on 16th May 1916, and sailed for England on 21st October 1916.  The first time he elisted he was rejected on account of being under age, and has been kept at Group Headquarters, as he was then too young to be sent to the firing line.

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