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Jack Guthrie WANLISS

Regimental number2704
Place of birthSouth Yarra, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
AddressRoyston, Dandenong Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 6.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs D S Wanliss, Royston, Dandenong Road, Caulfield, Victoria
Enlistment date1 April 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Discharge date13 August 1918
Family/military connectionsFather: Lt Colonel David Sydney WANLISS CMG, 5th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ruahini', 12 May 1918; disembarked Sydney, 5 July 1918, for onward travel to Melbourne; discharged (medically unfit: synovitis, right knee), Melbourne, 13 August 1918,

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WANLISS Jack Guthrie

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