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KAYE, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 79 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1914, Helena Vale |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, 14 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 23 February 1955, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 79, Helena Vale | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 79, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 79, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 79, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 79, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound face (cheeks) - entry at left malar (zygomatic) bone, exiting via right malar bone | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Zerbst POW Camp, Germany - repatriated to England 2 January 1919 | |
| 1 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 79, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HT China, Devonport for return to Australia - disembarking Fremantle 1 June 1919 | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 79, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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