William Frederick WINCHCOMB

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WINCHCOMB, William Frederick

Service Number:	6803
Enlisted:	14 February 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 22 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Plot I, Row C, Grave 1. His name is located at panel 95 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT., Franvillers Communal Cemetery, Franvillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1
11 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6803, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6803, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
22 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6803, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6803 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-22
Date unknown:	Involvement 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

Father and Mother (nee ______) lived at

Next of kin: Aunt, Jessie Godwin, lived in Hamilton, Victoria.

William last lived in Hamilton, Victoria.

Described on enlisting as 29 years old; single;
Roman Catholic.

14/2/1917 Enlisted

11/5/1917 Embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Ascanius A11

22/4/1918 Killed in action

buried in: Franvillers Communal Cemetery, Franvillers, France

Medals:

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 15/11/2014. Lest we forget.

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