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EAST, Wentworth Lincoln
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2066 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, R.A. Showgrounds, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Terragong, Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kiama, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kiama Pubic School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kiama Methodist Church Honour Roll, Kiama Uniting Church "East" Memorial Plaque, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2066, 35th Infantry Battalion, R.A. Showgrounds, Sydney | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2066, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2066, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2066, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wentworth Lincoln EAST was born in Terragong, Shellharbour, NSW in 1889
His parents were John EAST & Elizabeth JARMAN
He enlisted in the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds in Sydney on 3rd April, 1916 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Anchises with the 35th Infantry Battalion, 3rd reinforcements on 24th August, 1916
Wentworth was Killed in Action during the battle of Messines in Belgium on 7th June, 1917 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Menin Gate Memorial
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