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Henry Walter PAYNE

Regimental number192
Place of birthDeptford England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
Address260 Bridport Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Rhoda Gertrude Payne, 260 Bridport Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Enlistment date1 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit nameVeterinary Section 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number27/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A30 Borda on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Veterinary Corps
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30480 (15 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 15 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death23 June 1972

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