George William Ivon WIGNEY

WIGNEY, George William Ivon

Service Number: 5512
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
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World War 1 Service

12 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
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

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Biography 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.