ANSTICE, Walter Westbrook
| Service Numbers: | 2327, 267745 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Wellington, New Zealand, 20 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Draper, Business owner |
| Died: | Illness, Lewisham Hospital, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 30 September 1946, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga General (Monumental) Cemetery Anglican - Section S, Row 10, Grave 17 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 19th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 18 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Aug 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 267745 | |
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| 15 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 267745, Royal Australian Air Force |
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Walter Westbrook ANSTICE was born in Wellington in New Zealand on 20th August, 1889
His parents were William ANSTICE & Martha Elizabeth BINGHAM who married in New Zealand in 1883
He married Gladys Florence TUTTLEBEE on 29th June 1920 in the Central Methodist Church in Chatswood, Sydney - they had 5 children - Westbrook, Peter, John, Betty & Patricia.
Walter died in Lewisham Hospital in Wagga Wagga on 30th September, 1946 and is buried in the Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery
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Walter had previously served in E Company of the 1st Battalion in Wellington, New Zealand before coming to Australia and enlisting to serve during WW1 in the 5th Infantry Battalion, the 19th Infantry Battalion and the 5th Machine Gun Company and again during WW2 as a Pilot Office in the Royal Australian Air Force (see links & profile for futher details)
His son Westbrook William ANSTICE (SN NX43650) also served during WW2 in the 2/6 Armoured Regiment and was discharged on 23rd November, 1945
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