William Leslie Small (1885 - 1916)

Born 25 Mar 1885 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1916 at age 31 in Pozieres, Picardie, France.

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William Leslie /Small/^[2][3]

Name: William Isaac /Small/

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using William Leslie /Small/.

Death

Death:

Date: 09 AUG 1916

Place: Somme, France.^[4]

Military Service

Military Service:

Date: 1916

Place: Private William Small #3849 - AIF 15th Btn - Killed in Action - Somme, France - 9/8/1916

Reference

Reference: 265

Reference: 14244

Occupation

Occupation: Clerk.

Residence

Residence:

Source: Citation Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3711699&pid=-1696333834

Note: #N01352

Event

Event:

Type: Sources

Place: Marriage Cert.,Birth Cert.

Event:

Type: Sources (2)

Place: NSW Birth Index 1850-1889 85/17937

Note

Note: #H00055

Sources

1. ↑ Small-1885 was created by Peter McHugh through the import of Ancestors of Alma Small.ged on Jun 2, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S00076 Data: Text: Record for Alma Catherine Small
3. ↑ Source: #S00073 Data: Text: Record for Alma Catherine Byrne
4. ↑ Source: #S00060 Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=3711699&pid=-1696333834 Note: #N01351

• Source: S00060 Author: Pte. F. W. Page Title: Australian Red Cross Society Wounded & Missing Enquiry Bureau 1914-1918 Publication: Name: Australian National Archives; NOTEReply by Red Cross to letter from Catherine Small seeking information on Pte. William L Small 3849, 15th Battallion AIF, reported "Missing in Action"
• Source: S00073 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R00001
• Repository: R00001 Name: www.ancestry.com.au Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S00076 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R00001

Notes

Note H00055William was born in 1885 and married Catherine Moffatt in 1906. They had three children, Alma Catherine, and two sons, John and William. In August 1915 William enrolled in the Australian Armed forces and was sent to France. He fought in the trenches in France and was killed at the battle of the Somme coming out of the trenches to attack during the Battle of Mouquet Farm in August 1916.

Aged 21 when married in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane.

Birth Cert. No. 1985-17937

Information from Australian Army records Private William Small - No 3849 - enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane, Queensland on 16 August 1915.

Stated on enlistmant that he was born at Parramatta N.S.W. and that he was 30 and 5/12 years of age. He served overseas in the Middle East and France with the 15th Australian Infantry Battalion. KIlled in action in France on 9th August 1916. Commemorated at the Villers Bretonneux Memorial to the Missing France. Medals issued - British War Medal - Victory Medal.

Roll of Honour

William Small

Rank: Private [Pte]

Service Number: 3849

Unit: 15th Bn

Service: Army

Conflict:1914-1918

Date of Death: 9 August 1916

Cemetery or Memorial Details: 26 Villers Bretonneux-France

Place Of Enlistment: Brisbane, QLD

War Grave Register Notes: SMALL, Pte. William, 3849. 15th Bn. 9th Aug., 1916.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Location on the Roll of Honour: William Small's name is located at panel 77 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

First World War Embarkation Roll

William Leslie Small

Number: 3849

Rank: Private

Unit: 15 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 23 Reinforcements (December 1914 - November 1916)

Ship Name: HMAT Suffolk

Ship number: A23

Date of embarkation: 30 November 1915

Place of embarkation: Sydney

Birth Cert. No. 1985-17937

Small Family In Australia - Book - Ref.No. 424 4

Note N01351

Note N01352Warren St.

Fortitude Valley,Brisbane

Qld

Australia