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WORK, Harold James
| Service Number: | 486 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Enlisted at Oaklands SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Finniss Point, SA, 8 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Payneham South, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | London, England, 15 June 1975, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Payneham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Payneham RSL Honour Board, St Peters Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 486, Enlisted at Oaklands SA | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 486, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 486, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 5 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 486, Discharged at 4 Military district |
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6 March 1915 - Promoted to Corporal
5 August 1916 - Promoted to Sergeant
30 August 1918 -Wounded in action, gunshot wound to the left leg, later amputated below the knee.
19 April 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Marathon
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
RSL information
6 June 1919 - Joined State Branch
31 January 1937 - Transferred to Payneham Sub Branch. Address was Second Avenue, Payneham
4 May 1948 - Awarded Life Membership
On Sunday 6 July 1975 a Memorial Service was held at the Payneham RSL Sub Branch
Last known address was 1 Avenue Road, Payneham
Badges 22442 and 26812 lost
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