William Martin PYNE

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Service Number:	2737
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)

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2737, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
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

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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