HENWOOD, William Henry
| Service Number: | 6045 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colon, near St. Columb, Cornwall, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Board School, England |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 4 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 2 Personal Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6045, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6045, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 40 and the son of William Henry and Lucy Selina Henwood, of Dilton Cottage, Egloshayle Road. Wadebridge, Cornwall, England.
Births Mar 1878 Henwood William Henry St. Columb 5c 101
Address-Hazelmere, 258 Glebe Road, Sydney, New South Wales.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs S Henwood, Dillon Cottage, Egloshayle Road, Wadebridge, Cornwall, England.
Previous military service-Served in the Volunteers (T.C.L.L., England)
Enlistment date 21 February 1916
Private 13th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916-he was said to be 32 at this time but that is clearly not so.
William is one of three Australian war casualties honoured on the Wadebridge War Memorials.
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