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ANSTEE, William
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 186 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Happy Valley, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dana Street, Ballarat and Skipton State Schools, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 24 November 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row F, Grave No. 3, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Camperdown War Memorial, Cape Clear Pitfield Plains State School Roll of Honor, Geelong Christ Church Memorial Altar |
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Sgt 186 William Anstee was killed in action of 24 November 1915 when he was operating a machine gun in the trenches at Quinn's Post. He was killed by enemy fire during a blizzard that dropped half a metre of snow on the Anzac positions.
Prior to the war he was the Captain of the Barwon Football Club, Geelong, Vic.
He is remembered on the Berrima Roll of Honor, and the Ballarat, Camperdown, Geelong and Skipton War Memorials, and is commerorated by Tree No 9 on the Ballarat Avenue of Honor.
Source: Gallipoli Heroes, p.8