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Gerald Victor Woolcott Joynt (1883 - 1917)

Lieutenant Gerald Victor Woolcott (Gerry) Joynt
Born in Elsternwick, Victoria (Australia)map
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Husband of — married 1 Jul 1913 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australiamap
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Died at age 34 in Polygon Wood, Flanders, Belgiummap
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Biography

Gerald Victor Woolcott 'Gerry' Joynt was born on 13th September 1883 in Elsternwick, Victoria (Australia). He was the eldest of three sons of Edward Joynt and Alice Woolcott. [1]

On 1st July 1913 Gerry married Phyllis Fenton in St Mary's Church of England (Anglican Church), Caulfield, Victoria. [2] They had a daughter, Gwendoline.

He worked as a cashier.

On 25th September 1915 Gerry was commissioned in the Australian Imperial Force, his young nation's overseas expeditionary force for the (First World) War. [3] Allocated to the 57th Australian Infantry Battalion, he embarked for Europe with reinforcements on 16th December 1916 at Melbourne aboard HMAT Medic A7; joining his battalion in the trenches of the Western Front in the New Year.
Roll of Honor
Lieutenant Gerry Joynt was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Flanders during The Great War.

Gerry was killed on 25th September 1917 by a high explosive shell just after C Company 'went over the top' at Glencorse Wood while attacking Polygon Wood. He was buried in a little cemetery near Dickebusch with Captain Dickenson of B company and Captain Elliott who were also killed by the same shellburst. [4][5] Gerald Victor Woolcott Joynt's name is located at panel 164 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra; The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders; and on the Cenotaph at Croydon, Victoria. [6]

Following the war, his widow was issued his service medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal. Gerry's younger brother, Reginald, served as a missionary to the Indigenous people of the Northern Territory for many years. His youngest brother, William, was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery during the war.

Sources

  1. ↑ Victoria Birth Index #25581/1883
  2. ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #6156/1913
  3. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: Lieutenant Gerald Victor Joynt; accessed 24 May 2022
  4. ↑ Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files; accessed 24 May 2022
  5. ↑ Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files; accessed 24 May 2022
  6. ↑ Australian War Memorial roll of honour: Lieutenant Gerald Victor Woolcott Joynt; accessed 24 May 2022




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