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PYNE, William Martin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2737 |
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Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Montague State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2737, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2737, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2737, 8th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Alexander Pyne and Margaret Pyne nee Heddle of 10 Albert Place, South Melbourne, Victoria
At the time of enlistment he was employed at a cordial making factory
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal