SOARS, Herbert Henry
| Service Number: | 3627 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wards River, New South Wales, 21 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Gloucester, Gloucester Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Gloucester Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, 8 November 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XXII Row A Grave 2, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gloucester Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3627, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 12 Dec 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3627, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
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| 12 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3627, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 8 Nov 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3627, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3627 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-08 |
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"...3627 Private Herbert Henry Soars, 19th Battalion, of Gloucester, NSW. A labourer before enlisting in October 1915, Pte Soars left Australia for Egypt with the 8th Reinforcements in December 1915, and transferred to the 2nd Battalion as part of the 'doubling-up' of the AIF before arriving in France for service on the Western Front in March 1916. Pte Soars was killed on Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, on 8 November 1917, just fours days after rejoining the battalion from four months in hospital with an infection, aged 32." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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