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 1899 - 1930 (31 years)
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| Name |
Cyril Ernest Gustav WENCK |
| Birth |
11 Feb 1899 |
Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
2 Mar 1917 to 4 Jan 1919 |
France |
| World War 1 |
- Cecil Ernest WINKS
Regimental number: 6889
Other Names: Cyril Ernest
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Blacksmith
Address: Kalbar, via Ipswich, Queensland
Marital status: Single
Age at embarkation: 18
Next of kin: Step-Sister, Miss Nellie Kines [Hines], National Hotel, Petrie Bight, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment Date: 2 March 1917
Rank on enlistment: Private
Unit name: 25th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number: 23/42/6
Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 25th Battalion
Fate: Returned to Australia 4 January 1919
Copyright The AIF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2005
He received a gunshot wound to the head, fracturing his skull, in France on 28 June 1918.
Said to have been encouraged by his sister to change his name to allow for a second attempt to join up as he first tried under Wenck and was rejected.
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| AKA |
Cyril WICKS |
| AKA |
Cyril WINKS |
| Occupation |
Kalbar, Queensland, Australia |
| Blacksmith |
| Never married and had no children |
Never Married |
| Death |
29 Aug 1930 |
Tingalpa Creek, Capalaba, Queensland, Australia [3] |
| Burial |
30 Aug 1930 |
Toowong, Queensland, Australia |
- Toowong Cemetery
WICKS Cyril Ernest
buried 30/8/1930, 31 years
Portion 10, Section 62, Grave #31
with mother Elizabeth Schimming
Headstone
Pte Cyril Ernest WINKS, 28 August 1930, 6889, 25th Battalion
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| Notes |
- (Medical):Cyril Ernest Gustav Wenck (also known as Cyril Ernest Winks) died in suspicious circumstances in 1930. He was at that time a war pensioner having served in the 25th Batt. AIF.
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| Person ID |
I174 |
Colston & Wenck families in Australia |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2018 |
| Father |
Carl Heinrich Wilhelm "Charlie" WENCK, b. 22 Jul 1868, Bau, Bau (parish), Schleswig, Prussia (Bov, Slesvig, Denmark) d. 10 Nov 1900, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia (Age 32 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Clara HINE, b. 15 Feb 1873, West Ipswich, Queensland, Australia d. 22 Nov 1947, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Apr 1898 |
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Family ID |
F47 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S16] Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914, (Brisbane, The Registrar-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2004), 1899/ 004396.
- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Birth registration: Cyril Ernest Gustav Wenck, Birth date: 11/02/1899, Mother's name: Elizabeth Hine, Father/parent's name: Carl Hienrich Wilhelm Wenck, Registration details: 1899/C/4396.
- [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: Cyril Ernest Gustav Wenck, Death date: 29/08/1930, Mother's name: Elizabeth Hine, Father/parent's name: Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Wench, Registration details: 1930/B/11983.
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