William Albert Amiet (1890 - 1959)

Born 3 Jun 1890 in Murgheboluc, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes May (Hurley) Amiet — married 17 Dec 1923 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Died 13 Apr 1959 at age 68 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

William Amiet was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

William Amiet is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Lieutenant William Amiet served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 02 May 1916
Unit(s): 26th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 22 Sep 1919

William Albert Amiet was born on 3 Jun 1890 in Murgheboluc, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of farmer Edward William Amiet and Mary Ann, née Begley.^[1]

William was an Australian writer and barrister.

He attended state school before studying at the University of Melbourne, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1911 and a Master of Arts in 1913. He settled in Queensland, organising concerts by the Young Men's Christian Association for railway workers and teaching at Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland. In 1915 he moved to Brisbane, and having acquired legal qualifications became a barrister in 1915.

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 2 May 1916. His occupation when he enlisted was Barrister at law. He set sail for England in October, seeing active service in France from June 1917. Commissioned on 1 August 1918, he was wounded at Bellicourt in October and mentioned in despatches. His unit was: 26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement. He returned to Australia on 22 September 1919. ^[2]

After the war William studied at King's College London for a short time before he returned to Brisbane on the termination of his appointment on 30 December 1919.

He married Agnes May Hurley on 17 Dec 1923 in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. ^[3]

In Mackay he was in a legal partnership with Vincent Macrossan. He ran unsuccessfully for Herbert as a Nationalist in the 1929 federal election. He wrote sporadically for the Mackay Daily Mercury for many years and in 1932 published Literature by Languages: A Roll Call, a survey of world literature. His later publications included A Shakespeare or Two (1935), The Practice of Literary History (1936), Courses in Literary History (1938), Scrambled Scrutinies (1949), and Metrical Diversions of a Sexagenarian (1952). William's diverse interests included astronomy and Australian literature. He opposed the White Australia policy during the 1930s and gave his support to recruitment drives during World War II.

An agnostic, he died on 13 Apr 1959 at the Mater Hospital in Mackay, of cardiorenal failure. ^[4]

The Amiet Memorial Library in Mackay is named for him. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Vic birth registration #15616/1890
2. ↑ World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for William Albert AMIET for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 5944; Rank: Lieutenant; Unit: 26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement; Enlistment Date: 2 May 1916; Returned to Australia 22 September 1919 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 03 Jan 2023
3. ↑ Marriage registration:Agnes May Hurley Marriage date: 17/12/1923 Spouse's name: William Albert Amiet Queensland Marriage Registration 1923/C/3112
4. ↑ Death registration: William Albert Amiet Death date: 13/04/1959 Mother's name: Mary Ann Begley Father/parent's name: Edward William Queensland Death Registration 1959/C/2248
5. ↑ Cryle, Denis (1993). "Amiet, William Albert (1890–1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

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