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Walter Cornelius WYNNE

Regimental number3663
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address6 New Street, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Wynne, 6 New Street, Richmond, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3663A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 23), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard Henry and Mary Jane WYNNE
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.

Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.

Admitted to 15th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 March 1916, and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital (cavies teeth); discharged to unit, 28 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WYNNE Walter Cornelius

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