John SUMMERS

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Other Name:	WINTLE, John Thomas - True Name
Service Number:	2004
Enlisted:	15 March 1915, Bathurst, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Anzac Salvage Section
Born:	Bristol, England, 14 May 1879
Home Town:	Portland, Lithgow, New South Wales
Schooling:	Castle Green Board School
Occupation:	Labourer (Portland Cement)
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 September 1917, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portland District War Memorial

15 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Bathurst, New South Wales
22 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
22 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Warilda, Sydney
16 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 1st Anzac Salvage Section, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2004 awm_unit: I ANZAC Salvage Section awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-16

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Enlisted under the name John Summers, but was born John Thomas Wintle. Served 14 years in the British Navy before moving to Australia.