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Hugh WAINWRIGHT

Regimental number6628
Place of birthBayfield, Queensland
SchoolRest Hill State School, Mt Morgan, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressYeppoon, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W Wainwright, Byfield via Yeppoon, Queensland
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was the great grandson of William Bellem who lost an eye and an arm in the Crimean War.
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death20.9
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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