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WINDRAM, Henry Charles
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3279, 3279A |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
Schooling: | Yooronga Road State School, East Malvern, Victoria |
Occupation: | Hall Porter |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 18, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3279, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3279, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3279, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3279A, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3279A awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
23 February 1916 - Proceeded to join 58th Battalion at Tel el Kebir
15 March 1916 - Taken on strength 58 Battalion
18 June 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
29 June 1916 - Disembarked at Marseilles
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal