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William STYNES

Regimental number3909
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressKilkenny, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 7"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Stynes, 109 Port Road, Southwark, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date9 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 September 1919
Discharge date11 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 30 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 December 1917, and marched in to 3rd Pioneer Training Bn, Sutton Veny.

Transferred to 32nd Bn Details, Codford, 2 January 1918.

Marched in to 14th Training Bn, 11 April 1918.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverell, 20 April 1918

Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, 24 September 1918 (debility following influenza); marched in to Overseas Training Brigade from hospital, 3 October 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 October 1918; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 17 October 1918.

Proceeded on leave to England, 29 March 1919.

Granted leave with pay only, 5 April-5 October 1919 (Non-Military Employment: house decorating, attending F.G. Ball, 190 Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 22 September 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 10 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 11 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 March 1929
Age at death45
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, STYNES William

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