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William Samuel SAYER

Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
ReligionCofES
OccupationAccountant
AddressWynyard, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs A C Sayer, Wynyard, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in South African War with 4th Aust Contingent under Col Rowell.
Enlistment date8 January 1917
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBefore the war he was a Lieut in Militia in Wynyard, Tasmania.
FateKilled in Action 23 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death41
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialMeteren Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row b, Grave No. 576), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin adn Annie SAYER; husband of Ada SAYER, Wynyard, Tasmania. Native of Richmond, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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