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WIGNEY, George William Ivon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5512 |
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Enlisted: | 12 February 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Quarry Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Chuignes, France, 23 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot VI, Row B, Grave 15, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt | |
21 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, SW to head and arms. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 25 March 1918. | |
14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Chuignes |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 5512 George William Ivon Wigney was killed in action on 23 August 1918 during the 1st Division's succesful advance on Chuignes, France.