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William Colledge James HAIG

Regimental number1016
Place of birthBerringa, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressPO Warburton, Warburton, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 5.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs J M Haig, PO Warburton, Warburton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 10 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915.

Promoted Corporal, Ferry Post, 12 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 3 October 1916.

Promoted Sergeant, 11 November 1916.

Detached to 4th Army School of Instruction, 3 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, [?] March 1917 (corner of page torn from file).

Wounded in action (while attached to Tank Salvage Party, Machine Gun Corps), 8 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left hand), admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, and transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station; to 4th General Hospital, Camiers, 9 June 1917; to England, 16 June 1917, and admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton; discharged on furlough, 9 July 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 July 1917.

Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, from Weymouth, 15 August 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 17 October 1917; rejoined 29th Bn, in the field, 26 October 1917.

Transferred to Australian Corps School, 21 January 1918; transferred to 29th Bn, 13 June 1918.

Transferred to England for officer training, 22 August 1918.

Joined No 66 Cadet Bn, Oxford, 6 September 1918, and appointed Cadet.

Appointed 2nd Lieutenant on probation in the AIF, 4 January 1919.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 January 1919; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 25 January 1919.

Detached to 30th Bn under amalgamation for demobilisation, 12 March 1919.

Promoted Lieutenant, 4 April 1919.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 6 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 5 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 August 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 12 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HAIG William Colledge James

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