WYNTER, Henry Douglas
| Service Numbers: | Officer, NP9856 (QX6150) (QP20005), QX6150 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Last Unit: | HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia, 5 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Uremia & Hypertension, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 7 February 1945, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Ref I N B 1, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, Officer, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Major, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Major, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NP9856 (QX6150) (QP20005) | |
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| 6 Jul 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant General | |
| 6 Jul 1941: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant General, QX6150, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant General, QX6150 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Henry Douglas WYNTER was born in Gin Gin, Queensland on 5th June 1886
His parents were Henry Philip Walter WYNTER & Maria Louisa MAUNSELL who mrried on 1st December, 1871 in Manning River, NSW
He married Ethel May WHITE on 5th September, 1913
He served in both WW1 & WW2 (see links for futher details of his service)
Henry died of Illness (Uremia & Hypertension) in Heidelberg, Victoria on 7th February, 1945 and is buried in the Springvale War Cemetery
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From How We Served
The final resting place for;- QP20005, QX6150 & NP9856 Lieutenant General Henry Douglas Wynter CB, CMG, DSO of Brisbane and Gin Gin, Queensland had been serving with the Australian Permanent Army which he had joined in 1911. Based at Victoria Barracks, Brisbane as a Military Staff Officer prior to the outbreak of World War One, Henry was accepted for War Service with the 1st AIF on the 27th of April 1916.
Henry was originally allocated to Staff Headquarters as Brigade Major of 11th Infantry Brigade 1st AIF and was embarked for England and further training on the 18th of May.
By July 1917, Henry had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, having served as Quartermaster General for the 4th Division, and was allocated to staff duties with 1st ANZAC Corps Headquarters in France under Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood for which Henry served as Assistant Adjutant General.
With continuous service in Northern France and Belgium, Henry would be ‘Mentioned in Dispatches’ on four separate occasions during his service in the ‘Great War’ and was formally awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) which was officially Gazetted on the 7th of November 1918.
Following this award Henry was officially Gazetted as having been made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael St. George (CMG) on the 15th of September 1919.
With his return to Australia following the end of World War One, and his official Discharge from the 1st AIF on the 18th of April 1920, Henry remained with the Permanent Military Forces during the decades of Peace thereafter, and with the commencement of a Second World War, he was appointed as Officer Commanding the 9th Australian Division 2nd AIF when it was formed in England in 1940.
Serving continuously with this Division in the Middle East. Henry’s official appointment with the 9th Division ended on the 6th of July 1941, and he was returned to Australia where he would be promoted to the position of Major General in Charge of Eastern Command on the 19th of December 1941.
Following this appointment Henry was further promoted to Lieutenant General with Administration of Land Headquarters (Melbourne), serving directly under the Commander in Chief General Sir Thomas Blamey. For his services during World War Two, Henry was appointed as a Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath (CB).
Due to ailing health Henry was placed on the Supernumerary List on the 20th of September 1944, and whilst under medical treatment, he succumbed to illness on the 7th of February 1945, at the age of 58.
Following his passing, Lieutenant General Henry Douglas Wynter CB, CMG, DSO, who had served Australia continuously during Peace and in two World Wars was availed a funeral with full military honors, when he was laid to rest within Springvale War Cemetery, Victoria.
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