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GLAISTER, William George
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2651, 2651A |
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Enlisted: | 15 May 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 13th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Tarcowie, South Australia, 26 October 1892 |
Home Town: | Keswick, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1917, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 May 1915: | Enlisted | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2651, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2651, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
30 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 2651A, 13th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2651A awm_unit: 13th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-30 |
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