Topic: Militia - Area Officers
The Australian Militia
Area Officers
Roll of Honour
William Richard ANNEAR
| Date of birth | 1 May 1875 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| School | State |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Commercial Traveller |
| Address | 53 Hensman Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Annear, 53 Hensman Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Started about 12 years of age in Victorian Cadets Victorian Artillery - subsequently West Australian Goldfields Infantry Regiment, then Area Officer Perth, Secretary Goldfields Rifle Club etc. General military career for 28 years. |
| Enlistment date | 1 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | 11th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action 25 April 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | 25 April 1915 |
| Age at death | 40 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 33), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Roll of Honour | Panel number 61, Australian War Memorial |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Annie ANNEAR. Native of Ballarat |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Further Reading:
The Australian Militia, Area Officers
Australian Light Horse Militia
Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, William Richard ANNEAR
