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WESCOMBE, Patrick Emmett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10222 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Franklin Harbour, South Australia, 22 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Strathalbyn Public School & Christian Brothers College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Board, Finniss Roll of Honour, Finniss WW1 Honor Roll, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 10222, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 10222, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 10222, 5th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10222 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-27 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10222, 6th Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Patrick Emmett WESCOMBE waas born on 22nd December, 1893 in South Australia
His parents were William Henry WESCOMBE and Emma Mary SEIGMUND
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