
GWYNNE, Sackville Wyndham Napier
Other Name: | Gwynne, Dennis |
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Service Number: | 106 |
Enlisted: | 23 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | England, 25 July 1896 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Aviation School, Eastbourne, UK. |
Occupation: | Aviator |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
23 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 106, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 106, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 106, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 106, 7th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Sackville Wyndham Napier GWYNNE was born in England on 25th July, 1896 - his birth was registered in Barton Upon Irwell in Lancashire, UK although he stated he was born in Antrim in Ireland in his application to serve
His parents were James Hugh GWYNNE & Sophie Isabel HAMILTON who married on 26th February, 1890 in Lucknow (India)
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His father served in the 23rd Regiment of Foot and also in the Boxer Rebellion & the Royal Welch Fusiliers