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FERNANCE, William Bert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2306 |
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| 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, Beresfield, New South Wales Loggia Court 1 V/42 |
| Memorials: | Ulmarra Public School WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2306, Grafton, New South Wales | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography 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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