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William Alfred PAYNTER

Regimental number5154
Place of birthCastlemaine, Victoria
SchoolDerby State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressMacorna, via Kerang, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, W T Paynter, Macorna, via Kerang, Victoria
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 August 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Thomas and Clara PAYNTER, Macorna, Victoria. Native of Castlemaine, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin George Guilmartin killed.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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