MAYNE, William Constantine
| Service Number: | 4213 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1916, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 26 March 1870 |
| Home Town: | Greenbushes, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 14 February 1917, aged 46 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Belmont, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4213, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 4213, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 14 Feb 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 4213, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4213 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-02-14 |
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"..4213 Corporal (Cpl) William Constantine Mayne, 3 Tunnelling Company, of Belmont WA (originally of Christchurch NZ)... A mining engineer prior to enlistment, Cpl Mayne embarked on board HMAT Warilda (A69) on 1 June 1916. On 14 February 1917, he died of wounds received near Hersin France. He was 46 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"MAYNE.- In "France," on 14th February, 1917, W. C. Mayne, of gunshot wounds, husband of Florence Mayne and father of Isabel, Helen, Bob and Syd, of No. 6 Tunnelling Corps. Aged 46 years." - from the Perth Sunday Times 04 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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