GLEW, William
| Service Number: | 4432 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Guard |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk, Geraldton Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4432, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4432, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
The South-Western News (Busselton WA. 1903-1954). Fri 26 Oct 1917 Page 3
Word was received today that Pte. W. Glew, one of the Busselton boys on active service, had been wounded a second time
The South Western News (Busselton WA 1903-1954) Fri Mar 1919 Pg 3
Mr W. Glew of the Weld Hall, has received a cable from London stating that his only son, Pte. Wm. Glew, is in St. George's Military Hospital suffering from pneumonic influenza in a severe form. Pte. Glew has been abroad for about three years and has taken part in several successful Australian stunts.
The South-Western News (Busselton W.A. 1903-1954) Fri 8 Aug 1919 Page 3
Pte. Wm. Glew, only son of Mr and Mrs. W. Glew, of the Weld Hall returned to Busselton a few days ago from the war, Pte. Glew experienced a severe illness toward the end of his three years campaign, traces of which he still carries,