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William John STEWART

Regimental number972
Place of birthClayfield, Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolEagle Junction State School, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Ann Reid Stewart, London Road, Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed only three years in Moreton Regiment Volunteers.
Enlistment date4 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25.10
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTancrez Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 12), P)loegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Jessie Ann Reid STEWART, London Road, Clayfield, Queensland. Native of Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connectionsOne brother and three first cousins were killed or died of wounds in France. Fourteen first cousins were on active service all Australian born.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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