Edward Norman WINSTANLEY

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WINSTANLEY, Edward Norman

Service Number:	6740
Enlisted:	7 January 1916
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	8th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Launceston, Tasmania, 1 January 1961, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Area: Cremation; Location: Colonnade Wall; No. 88.00; Site: A
Memorials:	Geelong East St Matthew's Church Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

7 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6740
11 Mar 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 6740, 8th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
11 Mar 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 6740, 8th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orsova, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Father Henry Winstanley (b.1857 Dunolly, VIC) and Mother Louisa Winstanley (nee Marshall, b. Tyrone)

Siblings:
Brother:   Thomas Henry Winstanley (b.1875 - )
Brother:   Robert Allan Winstanley (b. 1877 -)
Sister:    Anne Agnes Winstanley   (b.1879 - )
Sister:      Amy Alice Winstanley (b.1880 - )
Brother:    Charles Winstanley (b.1884 - )
Himself:     Edward Norman Winstanley (b.1885 - )
Brother:    George Victor Winstanley (b.1887 - )

Wife, Edith Winstanley, (Edward stated address unknown)

Described on enlisting as 29 yrs 5 mths old; married; 5' 4.5" tall; 133 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair; Church of England

7/1/1916 enlisted at Ross, Tasmania

26/1/1916 appointed to 8th Company Engineers, Claremont Camp

11/3/1916 embarked from Sydney, NSW, onboard HMAT A67 Orsova
as a Sapper in 8th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 4

14/4/1916 disembarked into Alexandria, Tel-el-Kebir

10/5/1916 embarked for overseas as reinforcements to 2nd Division

7/8/1916 proceeded to join 2nd Division unit, Etaples, France

11/8/1916 transferred to 5th Feld Company Corps

4/12/1916    sick to hopsital
15/2/1917    embarked onboard hospital ship HS St George at Rouen, France to England
16/2/1917    admitted to County of Middleve War Hospital, England
3/3/1917      marched in to NO.2 Com Depot, Weymouth, England
4/4/1917      marched out to No.3 Com Depot, Hurdcott

19/5/1917 Sapper transferred to 17th Field Company Engineers, Hurdcott

21/11/1917 Sapper transferred to Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Wendover

3/12/1917 taken on strength of AFC Training Depot

11/3/1918 appointed to EDP/Corporal

17/5/1918 remustered Corporal Mechanic

1/6/1918 promoted to Corporal

6/8/1918 Corporal Mechanic appointed Acting Sergeant Mechanic

27/9/1918 apointed EDP Sergeant Mechanic (AFC Training Depot)

1/10/1918 to be Temp Sergeant Mechanic

1/11/1918 reverts to Corporal
taken on strength 7th T S

3/9/1919 returned to Australia onboard Baramah, ex England
24/10/1919 disembarked into Melbourne, VIC

22/12/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (4195) and Victory medal (4181)

Cremated next to wife: Clara Dorothy Winstanley (d. 8/10/1972)

1/1/1961      passed away 75 yrs of age
cremated in: Carr Villa Memorial Park (Launceston Cemetery)
                    36 Nunamina Avenue, Kings Meadows, TASMANIA 7249
                    Area: Cremation; Location: Colonnade Wall; No. 88.00; Site: A

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 16/6/2016. Lest we forget.

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