WYNNE, Thomas Gillis
| Service Number: | 243 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, 10 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | The Geelong College, Ormond College - Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Colac St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Irrewarra Warncoort State School No 2218 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 243, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 243, 2nd Field Ambulance, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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WYNNE, Dr Thomas Gillis (1891-1959)
Thomas Gillis (Gillies) Wynne was born on 10 October 1891 at Colac, the son of Dr Joseph Gillis Wynne and Amy Louise nee Page.
He was enrolled as a boarder at Geelong College in 1909 by Dr Wynne of Colac. He later entered Ormond College, Melbourne University, where he graduated MB BS in 1911.
During World War I, he enlisted (No. 243) in the AIF as a Private on 28 August 1914, embarking on HMAT A35 Berrima on 22 December 1914, and served with 2nd Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) on Gallipoli as a Captain, where he was wounded. He was evacuated back to Australia on 17 September 1915, and demobilised on 5 April 1916.
Pegasus reported his return:
'T G Wynne, N E S Birnie and G F Cherry, after having seen service in the Field Ambulance Corps at Anzac, have returned to Melbourne to complete their medical course.'
Dr Wynne died in 1959.
Source : The Geelong College - http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/WYNNE-Thomas-Gillis-1891-1959.ashx?HL=wynne