WINSLETT, Harry
| Service Number: | 1189 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Special Memorial, Row B, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst Public School Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1189, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1189, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1189, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Harry and Richard Winslett
Harry's mother, Hilda Alice (Winslett) Maher is my great-grandmother. Her son, Richard Winslett, died in 1901. The Richard Winslett who fought on the Gaza in Palestine was in fact Harry's cousin, born to Samuel and Emily (Edwards) Winslett. As far as we know, Hilda was not indigenous, and it is therefore likely Emily who was
Submitted 19 August 2019 by Lauren Maher
One of the first
Harry Winslett 3rd Battalion AIF was my grandfather's brother. He was KIA at Gallipoli on 27th of April 1915. He was buried at Schrapnel Gully. His mother (my great grandmother) was Koori from the Wiradjuri tribe in NSW. My families indigenous heritage was kept quiet for many many years and as such Harry was most likely never listed as indigenous but he indeed was.
As a family we are interested to know if he was possibly the first indigenous Australian to be KIA in Gallipoli, considering he died just a couple of days after the initial landing.
His brother Richard Henry Winslett (Camel Corps) was also KIA on the Gaza in Palestine on the 19th April 1917.
Submitted 19 April 2015 by Harry Winslett
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Elizabeth Winslett of 235 Rankin Street, Bathurst, NSW. Brother of Ada Elizabeth Corbett nee Winslett
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the school senior cadets
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