PYNE, John
| Service Number: | 1213 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 14 April 1881 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1960, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 2-47. 107. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1213, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1213, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1213, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1213, 35th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Another Forgotten Digger of The Great War resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
62 years ago today, on the 14th May 1960, John (Jack) Pyne, 35th Battalion (Reg No-1213), miner from Charlton Street, Cessnock, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 79. CATHOLIC 2-47. 107.
Born at Cessnock, New South Wales on the 14th April 1881 to George Joseph and Anne Pyne; husband of Nancy Agnes Pyne nee Robertson (married 1903, Sydney, N.S.W., died?) of 31 Rose Street, Darlington, N.S.W., Jack enlisted December 1915 at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Discharged at wife's request 23.4.1916.
Reenlisted 27.4.1916, Broadmeadow, N.S.W.
Wounded accidently 3.7.1917 (GSW right foot).
Jack returned home July 1918, being discharged medically unfit on the 1st October 1918.
Mr. Pyne’s name has been inscribed on the Cessnock War Memorial (photos courtesy of David Harrower).
The Harrower Collection is the custodian of John’s British War Medal (see photo).
I located Jack resting in an unmarked grave, so May 2021 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
I will be submitting an application to DVA asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip to restore Honour and Dignity to Jack, so his service with the 1st A.I.F. is Forever Remembered.
Lest We Forget.
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