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Willam Nolan

Driver

14th Battalion

Medals Earned

  • British War Medal
  • 1914-15 Star
  • Military Medal
  • Victory Medal

Tree Information

  • Species: Ulmus Sp.
  • Planted By: Miss M. Kean
  • Plaque: 367

Additional Info

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Biography

A labourer by trade, William Nolan, enlisted as a single 26 year old on the 5th of January 1915 in the A.I.F. His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on the 19th of February 1915. On the 23rd of February 1916, William was appointed driver. He returned home on the 23rd of April 1918, and was awarded the Military Medal on the 12th of May 1918 for æconspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Hebuterne on the 29th of March 1918.' He was discharged on the 24th of January 1919 due to the termination of his enlistment period.
Tree No. 367

Location in Ballarat Avenue of Honour