2nd Lieutant William Henry Comper
Service #: 57
Summary
William Henry Comper, born in St. Pancras, London, England, was a teacher before the outbreak of World War I.
He was the son of William Dossetter Comper and Emma Comper and hailed from Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
On June 5, 1916, he embarked as a Sergeant with the 57th Battalion, 42nd Infantry Battalion, aboard the HMAT Borda from Sydney.
He was killed in Belgium during the Third Battle of Ypres—Salient in 1917, at the age of 28.
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Memorial Location
Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Hereford House Reunion Club Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Murwillumbah War Memorial, Parramatta, NSW Public School Teachers KIA, Honour Roll, Parramatta, NSW Public School Teachers Who Served Abroard Honour Roll
Buried Location
Menin Gate Memorial Addenda Panel 57
