SYDNEY, William Thomas Jay
| Service Numbers: | 1886, 1681 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa, 14 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Fitter & turner |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1886, Adelaide | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1886, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1886, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 2 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded 1681, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Gunshot wounds & fractured elbow | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 1681, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged - medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Thomas SYDNEY was born on 14th February, 1899 in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa
His parents were Frederick William & Marie
He enlisted in Adelaide on 30th August, 1915 and embarked from Adelaide on the HMAT Borda on 11th Jauary, 1916 with the 32nd Infantry Battalion - he was transferred to the 16th Infantry Battalion on 2nd January, 1918
He was wounded on 8th August, 1918 with gunshot wounds and a fractured elbow and returned to Australia on 13th February 1919 on the ship Aeneas and discharged as medically unfit on 1st April 1919
He married Constance Joy CHEYNE in Sydney in 1919 - divorced in South Australia in 1935
He remarried to Mary Hurstfield BATSON on 3rd February, 1937 in the Registry Office in Adelaide - at the time he was also using the surname JAY
William died in Adelaide in 1964
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