ST JOHN, Henry Clive
| Service Number: | 2445 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kent House College, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Printer Reader's Assistant - Sydney Morning Herald |
| Died: | 3 February 1972, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Ang 8 0074 |
| Memorials: | Kogarah Pictorial Honour Roll No.1, Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2445, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2445, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2445, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Henry was the only son of Mr. H.B. and Ada St. John, of Avon, Beach Road, Rockdale, NSW. He was born in London and educated at Kent House College, England. Arriving in Australia with his parents in 1912, he joined the reading staff of the Sydney Morning Herald the following year.
Enlisting in May 1915, as a signaller in the 4th Battalion, he went to Egypt and then to Gallipoli, where he remained until the evacuation. He then saw almost continuous service on the Western Front for nearly two years, taking part in the heavy fighting at Pozieres, where he was wounded, and at Flers, Bullecourt, Doignies and Hermes, as well as in other notable operations. He was discharged on Christmas Day, 1917.