RENWICK, Alfred
Service Numbers: | 58/2143, 2143 |
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Enlisted: | 22 October 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sunderland, North-East England., July 1880 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Seaman |
Died: | Blood Poisoning, Fovant Military Hospital, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, 13 January 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Baverstock (St. Edith) Churchyard INSCRIPTION NOT FORGOTTEN BY HIS TWO LOVING SISTERS BELLA AND LIZZIE , Baverstock (St Edith) Churchyard, Baverstock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58/2143, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2143, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2143, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 35 and the son of James and Isabella Renwick.
He gave his age as 34 at enlistment in 1914
Possible Births
Dec 1876 RENWICK Alfred Sunderland 10a 570
Mar 1885 Renwick Alfred Tynemouth 10b 214
Deaths Mar 1917 Renwick Alfred 37 Wilton 5a 349
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 13th January........Private Alfred Renwick was born at Millfield, Sunderland, Durham, England around 1875. He came to Australia around 1907 or 1908 according to information provided by his sister for Roll of Honour.
Alfred Renwick enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 22nd October, 1914 as a 34 year old Seaman. He was attached to Tropical Unit & served at Rabaul. He was discharged on 31st December, 1915 – medically unfit.
Alfred Renwick re-enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 11th February, 1916 as a 35 year old Seaman. He arrived in England on 11th October, 1916. Private Renwick was admitted to Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire on 13th December, 1916 & discharged on 1st January, 1917 after being treated for Eczema.
Private Alfred Renwick died on 13th January, 1917 at Military Hospital Fovant, Wiltshire from Septicaemia. He was buried in St. Edith's Churchyard, Baverstock, Wiltshire, England where 28 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
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