GWYNNE, Andrew Flinders
| Service Number: | 37187 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 January 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Eurella, South Australia, 8 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Jolimont, Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 April 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXX111, Row F,Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Jolimont Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Subiaco Jolimont Hall Honour Roll, Subiaco Methodist Church HR |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37187, Field Artillery Brigades | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37187, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37187, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 37187, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , 18th General Hospital Camiers, France: Shell Wounds to arm and both legs | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 37187, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 37187 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-09 |
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Andrew Flinders GWYNNE was born on 8th August, 1896 in Eurella, South Australia
His parents were Andrew GWYNNE and Margaret MORROW
He enlisted 2nd January, 1917 with the Field Artillery Brigade & had previous service with the 87th Infantry
He died of gunshot wounds in the 18th General Hospital on 9th April, 1918
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Kalgoorlie Miner Newspaper article - 1st May, 1918
Mr. & Mrs. Gwynne of 86 Jersey St Jolimont have received word of the death of their youngest son -Andrew Flinders Gwynne as the result of a gunshot wound in the right leg
He died at the 18th General Hospital on 9th April
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Andrew received the British War Medal & Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
Camp Chronicle (Midland Junction WA) Thu 9 May 1918 p2 Young Australian Leaguers in the Fighting Forces
'Andrew Flinders Gwynne, 6ft 2ins, built like a Lifeguardsman, only just turned 21, and one of the handsomest lads who ever wore khaki, is dead in France. Andrew was in the 1908 YAL Albany visit to the USA Fleet, when he first became associated with the League. He was always a military enthusiast, and during the time Lieut Simons was an adjutant at the Blackboy Camp he was his battalion Orderly Sergeant. His ability in administrative work and his general all round qualities made him a most efficient soldier'.
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