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William Glenister EAST

Regimental number19881
Date of birth9 September 1886
Place of birthCamberwell, London, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs May Cambridge East, 'The Camp', 183 Military Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameAugust 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 1 August 1919
Discharge date23 October 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: Lt Frederick Llewellyn EAST, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 February 1917; 753 Pte George Frederick EAST, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Total war service: 2 years 112 days (of which one year 310 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death7 February 1957
Age at death71
Place of burialCremated: Feltham, England

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