AT RESTWILLIAM EDWARD (BILLY) SING (DCM)Born Clermont Qld. 2–3–1886 — 19–5–1943Reg. No. 355 Australian Fifth Light Horse Regiment and later the 31st Infantry BattalionSon of JOHN SING (bn. SHANGHAI) and MARY ANN (nee PUGH bn. ENGLAND)AND MARRIED FOR A TIME TO ELIZABETH (STEWART) IN EDINBURGH 29–6–1917A man of all trades, Pte. Sing was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous gallantry, the Belgian Croux "De Guerre and mentioned often in despatches. Serving at Gallipoli and in France from 1915–1918, he became known as Australia's most effective marksman/sniper accounting for more than 150 of the opposing forces.His incredible accuracy contributed greatly to the preservation of the lives of those with whom he served during a war always remembered for countless acts of valour and tragic carnage.