Conway Spencer MARMENT

MARMENT, Conway Spencer

Service Number: 5163
Enlisted: 28 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, 1888
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Cheltenham Grammar School, England
Occupation: Steward
Died: Died of wounds, 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England, United Kingdom, 15 January 1917
Cemetery: Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London England
Grave F, B19, Block 30,
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

28 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5163, Liverpool, New South Wales
1 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
24 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion
31 Oct 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 56th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW (left hand amputated)
15 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5163, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5163 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-15

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Conway Spencer MARMENT was born in 1888 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

His parents were James MARMENT and Dorinda ARTHUR

He enlisted on 28th January, 1916 in Liverpool, NSW and embarked with the 4th Battalion, 16th Reinforcements on the ship SS Makarini on 1st April, 1916

Conway died of gun shot wounds on 15th January, 1917 at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth 

He is buried in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery & his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial, The Cheltenham War Memorial (UK) and the Cheltenham Grammar School Roll of Honour (UK)

He was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal

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Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”

Died on this date – 15th January…… Conway Spencer Marment was born at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England to parents James & Dorinda Marment (nee Arthur). His birth was registered in March quarter, 1888.

His mother – Dorinda Marment died in 1892 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

James Marment, father of Conway Spencer Marment, died on 2nd July, 1904 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

From the New South Wales Police Gazette – 2 August, 1911:

Apprehensions

Conway Spencer Marment, charged on warrant with making a false statement on oath before W. P. Breden, J.P., at Sydney, on the 30th March last, has been arrested by Sergeant Morris, Gosford Police, on information supplied by Senior-detective Walker and Detective Malone. Remanded to Sydney, and committed for trial at Quarter Sessions.

Sentence - acquitted.

 

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 21st January, 1916 at Liverpool, NSW as a 25 year old, single, Steward, care of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Head Office, Sydney, NSW.

Private Conway Spencer Marment, Service number 5163, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on SS Makarini on 1st April, 1916 with the 4th Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 1st May, 1916.

On 29th July, 1916 Private Marment embarked from Alexandria on H.M.T. Arcadian & disembarked at Southampton on 9th August, 1916.

Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.

He was transferred to 56th Battalion on 24th May, 1916 from 4th Battalion.

On 9th September, 1916 Private Marment embarked for Overseas (France) (Statement of Service form recorded he embarked for overseas France on 31st August, 1916) from 14th Training Battalion in England. He was marched in to 5th Divisional Base Depot at Etaples, France on 11th September, 1916. Private Marment joined 56th Battalion in France on 24th September, 1916 from Reinforcements.

Private Conway Spencer Marment was wounded in action in France on 31st October, 1916. He was admitted to 1st Anzac Dressing Station on 2nd November, 1916 with G.S.W left Hand & Back then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station. Private Marment was transferred & admitted to 9th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 4th November, 1916 with G.S.W. left Hand (amputated). He was invalided to England on 10th November, 1916 from Havre on Hospital Ship Carisbrook Castle.

He was admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, England on 11th November, 1916 with G.S.W. left Hand & Back. Private Marment was reported to be seriously ill on 14th January, 1917.

Private Conway Spencer Marment died at 10.35 am on 15th January, 1917 at 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. Back, left Hand (amputated) & Tetanus.

He was buried in Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery, London, England where 34 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.

 

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)

https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/wandsworth-earlsfield.html

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