Billy Sing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian soldier in World War I
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Place of Birth: Clermont, Queensland, Australia
About Billy Sing
- William Edward "Billy" Sing, DCM (2 March 1886 – 19 May 1943) was an Australian soldier of Chinese and English descent who served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, best known as a sniper during the Gallipoli Campaign.
- He took at least 150 confirmed kills during that campaign, and may have had over 200 kills in total.
- However, contemporary evidence puts his tally at close to 300 kills.
- Towards the end of the war, Sing married a Scottish woman, but the relationship did not last long.
- Following work in sheep farming and gold mining, he died in relative poverty and obscurity in Brisbane during World War II.
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