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| Title: | William Garr |
| Formatted Name: | Garr, William |
| Known As: | Gar, William |
| Rank: | Private |
| Place of Birth: | Thursday Island (Qld.) |
| Cultural heritage: | Filipino |
| Biographical notes: | William’s brothers were Mathew, Glamor (awarded the Military Medal), and Palencio. Palencio enlisted in Darwin on 20 September 1915 and was discharged from the army on 16 May 1916. He also had a sister, Maria. At birth he was registered as Guillermo Gah, 2 December 1892, the son of Mary Anne Bunion (sic) Byunyan and Carlos Gah. |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Age at Enlistment: | 22 |
| Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Service: | Australian Imperial Force |
| Date of Death: | 1916-11-30 |
| Place of Death: | Zonnebeke (Belgium) |
| Place of Burial: | Longueval Road Cemetery (France) |
| Memorials: | Darwin Cenotaph |
| Service History: | Garr was a member of the Fifth Contingent which departed Darwin on 16 August 1915 on board the 'Eastern'. His unit embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT A69 'Warilda' on 5 October 1915. On 29 Feb 1916, Garr was transferred to the 49th Battalion and on 16 March 1916, he was transferred to 4th Pioneer Battalion. He was killed in action in France on 30 November 1916. |
| Related link: | "Our Boys at the Front", Northern Territory Times and Gazette, 30 August 1917: p.8. Nominal Roll Service Record NT Place names register : Garr Street PictureNT : Official contingent of AIF (uncertain if photograph includes William or Glamor Garr). Embarkation Roll - HMAT A69 'Warilda' "A N.W. native in France befriended and helped", Western Australia Church News, 1July 1917: p.8. Roll of Honour Unit War Diary Commonwealth War Graves - Longueval Road Cemetery - William Gar (Garr) |
| metadata.territoryanzacs.dc.subject.*: | World War, 1914-1918 Northern Territory Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps History ANZAC |
| Citation address: | http://hdl.handle.net/10070/214541 |
| Appears in Collections: | Fallen ANZACs |
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