William
Arthur
Mears
Born in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Brother of
Frederick Joseph Mears [half], Charles Edward Mears [half], Ernest John Farnham, Edgar Martin Mears, Stanley Johnson Mears and Percy Roland Mears
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 74
in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
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Biography
William Mears was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)
William Mears is an Anzac who served in World War One.
William enlisted in the 35th Battalion AIF on Nov 15, 1915. [2]He transferred to the 17th Battalion in France, where he was Listed as Missing in Action in France on October 29, 1916, but made it back to his unit 8 days later. He saw out the war in France as a member of the 53rd Battalion and returned to Australia in 1919.
William married Mary Coulton in 1932.[3]
He passed away in 1961 [4] and is buried in Cessnock Cemetery (Anglican, Section 8, Row 9, Lot 313).[5]
Sources
- ↑ MEARS WILLIAM A 25870/1886 GEORGE J ELIZABETH J WEST MAITLAND
- ↑ MEARS William Arthur : Service Number - 150 : Place of Birth - Allendale NSW : Place of Enlistment - West Maitland NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) MEARS George Johnson https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4734108&isAv=N
- ↑ 15552/1932 MEARS WILLIAM B COULTON MARY WEST MAITLAND
- ↑ MEARS WILLIAM ARTHUR 10696/1961 GEORGE ELIZABETH CESSNOCK
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183874079/william-arthur-mears
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