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William Henry DOYNE

Regimental number456
Place of birthEnnis, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
AddressBlayney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 6"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Mr Heavner, Blayney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Imperial Forces ,India and China, 7 years 5 months, 8th Royal Irish Regiment.
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Place of enlistmentDubbo, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment2nd Air Mechanic
Unit nameAustralian Flying Corps, No 1 Squadron, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/4/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on 25 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date5 February 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked, Melbourne, 25 July 1916; disembarked, Suez, 24 August 1916; taken on strength by Australian Flying Corps, Heliopolis, 24 August 1916.

To Hospital (not yet determined), Kantara, 5 October 1916; to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 October 1917; to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 7 October 1916; to 14th Australian General Hospital (arthritis of the left knee), Abbassia, 12 October 1916.

Embarked to Australia per HT 'Ayrshire', 20 November 1916; disembarked, Sydney, 30 December 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 5 February 1917.

Medals: MBV

British War Medal stamp marked 'returned, 10 May 1923'.
SourcesNAA: B2455, DOYNE William Henry

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