Private Austin Ford Wainwright
| First year at Wesley | 1893 |
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| Personal information | |
| Date enlisted | 18/05/1915 |
| Unit enlisted | 24th Battalion, 15th Reinforcements - Service Number 2069 |
| Service details | Died of wounds (multiple shot-gun) received 18/2/17. Arrived in Gallipoli 12/10/1915 had bomb wounds (thigh and arm) on 25/11/15 at Browns Dip; sent back to Australia in May 1916, released fit on 14/12/16 and "anxious to return to duty". On 18/2/17 his battalion was in "William Alley", part of the winter line. Unit diary reports one person wounded as a result of three patrols into no-mans land. |
| Date of death | 28/02/1917 - 39 years of age |
| Unit details | 24th Battalion |
| Cemetery/Memorial place | Etaples Military Cemetery - Plot 21 Row J Grave 1 |
Other references and additional information
- The AIF Project
- Discovering ANZACs
- Australian War Memorial
- RSL Virtual Roll of Honour
- Wesley College Chronicle, May 1917, p.33
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