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William Ernest GREBER

Regimental number2177
Place of birthSingleton, New South Wales
SchoolTuckurimba, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTuckurimba, Richmond River, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Greber Tuckurimba, Richmond River, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 November 1917
Place of death or woundingSalisbury Plain, England
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
148
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Phillip and Mary GREBER, Tuckurimba P.O., Richmond River, New South Wales. nataive of Glenden Point, Hunter River, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousins: 1913 Albert Christian GREBER, 49th Bn, killed in action, France, 5 January 1917; 2890 Alfred Cecil GREBER, 52nd Bn, killed in action, France, 25 April 1918; 4877 Ernest George GREBER, MM, 31st Bn, returned to Australia.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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