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WIGNALL, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1711 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Thulloo, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Paul's School,Liverpool, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS Rewa, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Rev. V.L.Keelan of the Royal Navy officiated Panel 30, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1711, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 1711, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli but demoted to Private on joining the unit | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1711, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1711 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-07-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Age at enlistment in January 1915 was given as 40 years but on cemetery reports it gives his date of death as 45 years
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Wignall of England
Next of kin given as his sister Elizabeth Pike of North Manchester, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal