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WYTHES, James Edward John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 164 |
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Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Kensington, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Wheeler |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 36 , Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 164, 1st Infantry Battalion, Kensington, NSW |
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World War 1 Service
18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 164, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 164, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
29 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 164, 1st Infantry Battalion, Exact day of wounding not confirmed | |
19 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 164, 1st Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of J.H. and Martha Wythes of 156 Welles Street, Redfern, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He was still serving with the Citizen Forces at the time of enlistment
Commemorated in the Lue General Cemetery, NSW