William Frank STEWART

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Service Numbers:	9055, 3972
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne)
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 2 June 1896
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 13 May 1957, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania
Memorials:

16 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 9055, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
16 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 9055, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne

1 Sep 1947:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 3972, 1 Personnel Depot RAAF (Melbourne)
Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 3972

William Frank Stewart Regimental number 9055 embarked for overseas service in November 1915 as a Driver with the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column

As a Bombardier with the 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade in August 1916 he was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry under enemy fire.

He was commissioned as a Lieutenant with the Australian Flying Corps and Returned to Australia in July 1919

During WW2 he served in the RAAF as a Flying Officer - Service Number 3972 - discharging in September 1947