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HACK, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6929 |
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Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 24 November 1894 |
Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Queensland, Australia, 19 September 1980, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Homebush & District Honor Board, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6929, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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11 May 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 6929, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
11 May 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 6929, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
18 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), From Tunnelling Companies | |
23 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6929, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Hack and Sarah Ann Hack nee Wright of 'Kilaguill', Nebo Road, Mackay, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Main disembarking on 16 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 17 April 1920 William married Pearl Marshall in QLD