Cathy Wayne

Australian entertainer

PersonDied aged 19humanQ5053505

Born: December 7, 1949
Died: July 20, 1969
Birthplace: Arncliffe
Place of death: Da Nang
Citizenship: Australia
Occupation: singer

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Catherine Anne Warnes, professionally Cathy Wayne, was an Australian singer and dancer, who was killed during a tour of Vietnam at a United States Marine Base where she was hosting with others a music concert to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War conflict. Wayne had just finished a song at a Non-commissioned officer's club near Da Nang in South Vietnam Wayne was hit by a bullet fired from a .22 pistol, fitted with a silencer, which had been stolen at the base. Wayne was the first Australian woman killed during the Vietnam War.

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Sex or gender: female
Given name: Cathy
Genre: pop music
Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 1965

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