Military History

Embarked Sydney per HMAT ‘Ulysses’ A38 for Egypt 20.2.1916.
Roll Rank Sapper.
Roll Unit Australian Mining Corps, 3rd Tunnelling Coy.
Munday disembarked in Egypt with his Bn. He entrained to Alexandria, joined the BEF and embarked for France. Munday disembarked at Marseilles and entrained to Hazebrouck 5.5.1916. He detrained at Hazebrouck 8.5.1916. The Mining Corps was disbanded in October 1916, however, the Tunnelling Coys’ continued under the Engineers (RSL Virtual War Memorial). The 3rd Tunnellers served in the Fauquissart area near Hill 70 for most of 1916. They were involved in the Arras offensive and around Fauquissart during 1917 (Brief Chronology of 3rd Tunnellers). Munday reported sick 18.1.1918 and had several further admissions for various complaints including scabies, boils, dermatitis 25.1.1919- 24.3.1919. He marched out of France to England and into Codford, for return to Australia.
Embarked England per ‘Somali’ for Australia 1.6.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 8.7.1919.
Discharged 22.8.1919.
Final Rank Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Coy.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos  HMAT 'Ulysses'. Photographer P.E.F. Schuler, photograph sourced AWM PS0154
              3rd Australian Tunnelling Coy. drilling a ventilation hole in a tunnel 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced AWM E01689

Information Source
AWM PS0154 . HMAT 'Ulysses'. Photographer P.E.F. Schuler, photograph sourced  from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM  E01689. 3rd Australian Tunnelling Coy. drilling a ventilation hole in a tunnel 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced  from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Roll William George Munday
Brief Chronology of the 3rd Tunnellers- Australian Tunnelling Company Movements www.tunnellers.net/3atc/3_atc_chronology.do
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
NAA: B 2455 Munday William George
RSL Virtual War Memorial http://www.rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/units/217
Wise H. and Coy. Western Australian Post Office Directories



15 or 17 Scott Street, Guildford, WA.

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