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Herbert James WAINWRIGHT

Regimental number4616
Place of birthWarrnambool, Victoria
SchoolWarrnambool State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClicker
AddressFord Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Wainwright, Ford Street, Ivanhoe, Victoria
Previous military serviceHe was a member of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and served as Bugler in 3rd C.wealth Contingent in Sth African War. His Regt. Number was then C2282.
Enlistment date2 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 November 1916
Place of death or wounding36th Clearing Station (Somme Area)
Age at death33
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot Vi, Row C, Grave 16), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sidney Jessop and Eliza WAINWRIGHT.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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