STRAUGHAIR (STRANGHAIR), William John
| Service Number: | 3117 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 20 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Spearwood, City of Cockburn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Spearwood, Western Australia, 17 September 1976, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Cremation: Rose Memorial, Crematorium P Site 1 Position 5 App. no. FC5478 |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Hill City of Cockburn War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3117, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 13 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3117, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles A32, Fremantle | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3117, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Embarkation Roll (static.awm.gov.au) has incorrectly recorded Surname as STRANGHAIR
Brother of;
4895 Dvr. Robert Thomas Straughair (/explore/people/60078) who died of pneumonia in France on 21 Oct 1918, and
2453 Pte. George Angove Straughair (/explore/people/285770) who was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, France on 03 Sep 1916
"3117 Private William John Straughair, 51st Battalion. Pte Straughair of Fremantle, WA, enlisted on 18 June 1915 and returned to Australia on 13 February 1917. His brother, 4895 Driver Robert Thomas Straughair of the 16th Battalion, enlisted on 29 November the same year and died of disease in France on 21 October 1918..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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