WYNN, Darcy Merle
| Service Number: | 565 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1915, Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paterson, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Morlancourt, France, 24 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 565, 30th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 565, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 565, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 565, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 565 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Darcy Merle WYNN was born in Paterson, New South Wales in 1892
His parents were Albert Henry WYNN & Alice May MAHER who married in 1892 (registered in West Maitland)
He married Mary O'BRIEN in 1913 and had one son John J (Jack)
He enlisted in Newcastle on 25th July, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Beltana on 9th November, 1915 with the 30th Infantry Battalion, B Company
Darcy was listing as missing, then Killed in Action at Morlancourt, France on 23rd June, 1918 - he has no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
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Darcys brother John Cyril WYNN (SN2485) was also Killed in Action on 20th July, 1916
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