WYETT, Victor Leopold
| Service Number: | 2168 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thebarton, 1 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial XX11, Row B, Grave 19, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2168, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2168, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2168, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2168, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2168 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
18 August 1916 - Married Violet Elizabeth Hook in the Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide
Biography contributed by Maria Coppola
Victor Leopard Wyett was born on the 1st of September 1889 in Thebarton, South Australia. Victor's school life is yet to be discovered. His occupation was as a Motor Driver. Victor’s parents were Eliza Alice Field and Robert Wyett. He had six siblings: Gordon Bickford, Nigel Keith, Percy Granham, Sidney Field and Vera Alice Teresa Wyett. His wife was Violet Elizabeth Hook whom he married on the 18th of August, 1916 in the Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide.
Victor enlisted as a soldier in the AIF on June the 1st 1916 in Adelaide, South Australia. On the 28th of August 1916 he was enrolled for involvement with the 43rd Infantry Battalion. He embarked on the 28th of August, 1916 in Adelaide aboard the HMAT Anchises A68. The next year on the 13th of October 1917, he was transferred the 40th Infantry Battalion.
Victor was in action at Passchendale from the 4th to the 13th of October in 1917. He was badly wounded by a shell only a short distance from his mate. Victor died and thus never made it back to Adelaide. Victor Leopold is now buried in the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium. The burial number is XX11, Row B, Grave 11. Victor Leopold Wyett died at the age of 28 years old.
Wyett was awarded a British War Medal and a Victory Medal.
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