William Leslie GARRARD MC

GARRARD, William Leslie

    Service Numbers: Officer, 179
    Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Brighton, Tas.
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Launceston, Tas., 27 June 1883
    Home Town: Hobart, Tasmania
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: School Master
    Died: July 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania
    Aust Imp Forc Arch 3 South 4 F
    Memorials: Hobart Roll of Honour, Townsville Grammar School WWI Honour Board, University of Tasmania
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 40th Infantry Battalion, Brighton, Tas.
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked 179, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement 179, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
    1 Jul 1916: Involvement Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    1 Jul 1916: Embarked Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Husband of Mrs Phyllis A Garrard, 5 Browne Street, Hobart, Tasmania

    Military Cross

    ''For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. he showed great determination and resource when in command of his company under heavy fire, and afterwards in charge of a section of the brigade line of consolidation.''
    Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 150
    Date: 24 September 1918

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