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William STEWART

Regimental number3767
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolAnnfield Public School, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBaker
AddressAdelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Stewat, Forest Street, Mile End, Glasgow, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed in the Glasgow Territorial Batt. (R.F.A.)
Enlistment date6 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateDrowned 1 October 1918
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialGlasgow (Sighthill) (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 69), Scotland
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Agnes STEWART, 4 Forrest Street, Mile End, Glasgow, Scotland

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