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  • William Lewis Laing †

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Born: 23 January 1894

Died: 19 July 1916

Died on service.

Killed in action at the Battle of Fromelles.

Names recorded
  • William Lewis Laing
  • William Lewis Laing
Service number
  • Service number 2973
Rank
  • Held rank of Private
Birth records
  • Born in Petersham, England
  • 23 January 1894 in Petersham, NSW, Australia
Death records
  • Died on service
  • 19 July 1916 in Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais, France
Life event
  • Enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Address
  • Kaituna, 1 McLeod Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia
Relationships
  • Father - Laing, John B
  • Father - John Barbour Laing
  • Mother - Sarah Elizabeth Wood
Organisations
  • ,,
  • 53rd Battalion, AIF
Main sources
  • LAING William Lewis : Service Number - 2973 : Place of Birth - Petersham England : Place of Enlistment - Liverpool NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) LAING John B (NAA file)
  • Discovering Anzacs - William Lewis Laing (webpage)
  • The AIF Project (website)
  • FOR THEIR COUNTRY. N.S.W. WAR CASUALTIES. (newspaper article)
  • In Memoriam (10th anniversay of death) (newspaper article)
  • Latest Casualties. 339TH LIST. NEW SOUTH WALES. (newspaper article)
  • Find War Dead (webpage)
Commemorations
  • LAING W. L. on the West Face of the Mosman War Memorial

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