Life Summary - William Edward (Billy) Sing

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Sing, William Edward (Billy) (1886–1943)

	Sing, William Edward (Billy) (1886–1943)
Born	2 March, 1886 Clermont , Queensland , Australia
Died	19 May, 1943 (aged 57) Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
Cause of Death	ruptured aorta
Cultural Heritage	Chinese English
Related Entries [View as tree]	Foley, Thomas Andrew (supporter) Bulcock, Frank William (supporter)
Occupation*	station hand (1906-1910) Queensland, Australia sugar cane cutter (1910-1914) Queensland, Australia soldier (1914-1918) Federal, Australia drover (1919-1942) Queensland, Australia kangaroo shooter (1919-1942) Queensland, Australia shearer (1919-1942) Queensland, Australia soldier-settler (1919-1921) Queensland, Australia goldminer (1921-1930) Queensland, Australia labourer (1930-1943) Queensland, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (soldier) Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917 (soldier) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (soldier) 5th Light Horse Regiment (soldier, 1914-1916) 31st Battalion (soldier, 1916-1918)
Awards	Distinguished Conduct Medal (recipient, 1916) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) (recipient, 1918)
Key Organisations*	Prosperine Rifle Club (Qld) (member) Australian Workers' Union (Qld) (member, 1919-1943)
Key Places*	Miclere goldfields (Qld) (goldminer, 1919)

* Dates are approximate

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