Dictionary of Sydney

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Wylie, John James

Joiner who enlisted in the B Company, 2nd Battalion in July 1916 but was discharged five months later as 'under age'. His service record notes that he was 'too small for citizen forces', his height noted as five foot, one and a quarter inches. His birth record suggests he was not under age.

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Born
Pyrmont, Sydney
13 Dec 1897
Buried
1977
Died
Sydney
28 Apr 1977
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04 Jul 1916 - 19 Dec 1916