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HANNAFORD, William
| Service Number: | 3168 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inglewood, South Australia, September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Adelaide, January 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Houghton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3168, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 16 Dec 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3168, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3168, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3168, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Wiliam Hannaford enlisted into the AIF and was posted with the 8th Reinforcements, 50th Infantry Battalion. He served on the Western Front and in late 1917 he was transferred to the 43rd Infantry Battalion.
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
William Hannaford was born September 1890 in Inglewood, South Australia. He worked as a gardner until he enlisted for the AIF at 26.
He joined the 8th Reinforcement of the 50th infatry battallion. Fighting on the Western Front, in late 1917 William was taken on strength for the 43rd Battallion and served with them until the end of the war.
After the war he returned back to Adelaide. In January 1966 at the age of 75 he passed away and was buried in Centenial Park.