Wainwright, Austin Ford OW(1893)

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TitlePrivate Austin Ford WainwrightBiography

Clerk with the ANA

Birth / Death- Died 28/02/1917First Year at Wesley1893

Identifiers

First NameAustinMiddle NameFordLast NameWainwrightGenderMaleCategoryMilitary Service | PeopleSubject (Keyword)World War (1914-1918) World War I World War (1914-1918)

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CollectionMilitary ServiceRoll of HonourEventWorld War I

Military Service

Date Enlisted18th May 1915Enlisted Unit24th Battalion, 15th ReinforcementsService Number2069Service DetailArrived in Gallipoli 12/10/1915 had bomb wounds (thigh and arm) on 25/11/15 at Browns Dip; sent back to Australia in May 1916, released fit on 14/12/16 and "anxious to return to duty". Died of wounds (multiple shot-gun) received 18/2/17. On that day his battalion was in "William Alley", part of the winter line. Unit diary reports one person wounded as a result of three patrols into no-man’s land.Age at Death39Final Unit24th BattalionCemetery / MemorialEtaples Military CemeteryCemetery / Memorial DetailPlot 21 Row J Grave 1RankPrivate

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Wainwright, Austin Ford OW(1893)