John Franz Wiltberger ( 10 SEP 1889 - AFT 1919 )

Born: 10 SEP 1889 at West Ham, Essex
Source: GRO + 1891 Census + Baptism

Father: John Wiltberger
Mother: Amelia Elizabeth Bain

Died: AFT 1919
Source: WW1 Service Record


Notes


1889 Birth
Wiltberger, John Franz
Mother's Maiden Name: Bain
GRO D1889 - West Ham 4a 4
Source: www.gro.gov.uk

17/11/1889 Baptism

1891 Census

1901 Census

1911 Census

7/9/1912 Sailing from London to Sydney, Australia

9/4/1916 Embarkation

1918 First World War Nominal Roll
Bain, John
Regimental No.: 2886
Rank: Private
Unit: 39 th Battalion
Enlisted: 9.2.16
Returned to Australia: 2?.7.19
Source: Australian War Memorial

John possibly emigrated to Australia but don't know where or when.
Source: CD

John's army service record on the Australian National Archives website. He enlisted in 1916 as John Bain - 30th Battn Australian Imperial Force and returned to England. It explains the photograph of the three Wiltberger brothers in army unform. I cannot find records for Harry (Herman) so probably amongst the many thousands destroyed during WW2. John returned to Australia. Harry was a baker like his father. I found an H. J. Bain Baker and Confectioner shop in Fulham Road listed in old phone books, but that's all.
Source: CD

Australian WW1 Record

Australian Virtual War Memorial as John Bain

1975 Unlikely Burial
Bain, John
Age: 86 - Born1889~
Died: 29 May 1975 - Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: E G W 12/1 U/265
Source: findagrave.com; Memorial ID: 193435304
[New South Wales BMDs says Father is Alexander]

TO DO Australia Death 1919 aft as Bain - Searched NSW
TO DO Marriage 1919 aft as Bain
TO DO Australian National Archives - get WW1 record - Bain John : SERN 2886 Series number B2455 - see link
TO DO Australia Ancestry NSW Arrivals - See Notes
TO DO Essex Baptism 1889 - Have Partial



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