GWYNNE, Andrew Flinders
| Service Number: | 37187 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| 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, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Jolimont Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Subiaco Jolimont Hall Honour Roll, Subiaco Methodist Church HR |
World War 1 Service
| 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: '' | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37187, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 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
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