William Edward WYATT

WYATT, William Edward

Service Number: 2712
Enlisted: 6 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, March 1895
Home Town: Gympie, Queensland
Schooling: West Square Higher Elementary School, London
Occupation: Clerk/Mill hand
Died: Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

6 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2712, Brisbane, Queensland
21 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2712, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2712, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
20 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion
2 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion
3 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2712, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2712 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of H. and Ellen Ann Wyatt of 8 Theobold Street, New Kent Road, London, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal