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Aubrey Benedict PAYNE

Regimental number4515
Date of birth--/04/1898
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
SchoolChristian Brothers, Goulburn, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationElectrical engineer
AddressCorso, Manly, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Payne, Craig Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Previous military serviceCompulsory Training
Enlistment date20 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
86
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah Agnes PAYNE, The Cabin, Stanton Road, Mosman, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2527 Pte Eric Bede PAYNE, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 28 February 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal; Buried in the British War Cemetery, Grevillers, France (Plot 2, Row C, Grave 12)

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