Billy Sing Military person

William Edward 'Billy' Sing, DCM (2 March 1886 – 19 May 1943) was a part Chinese Australian soldier 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. One contemporary estimate put 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.A biography by John Hamilton, Gallipoli Sniper: The life of Billy Sing, was published in 2008. A television mini-series based on this book, The Legend of Billy Sing, is in post-production as of 2010. The production has attracted controversy due to the director's decision to cast actors of European ancestry in the roles of Sing and his father, as Sing's father was ethnically Chinese.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Sing William
Birth date	March 02, 1886
Birth place	Australia , Clermont Queensland
Date of death	May 19, 1943
Place of death	Queensland , Australia , Brisbane
Resting place	Brisbane

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award	Distinguished Conduct Medal Mentioned in dispatches Croix de guerre (Belgium)
military operations	Western Front (World War I) World War I Battle of Polygon Wood Gallipoli Campaign
military branch	First Australian Imperial Force
military unit	31st Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment 2nd Light Horse Brigade
service number	355A
service start	1914
service end	1918