Henry George SAWYER

Badge Number: S17435, Sub Branch: Port Lincoln
S17435

SAWYER, Henry George

Service Number: 5082
Enlisted: 27 August 1917, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Port Lincoln, South Australia, 10 May 1898
Home Town: Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 18 December 1973, aged 75 years
Cemetery: Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln
Section: RSL Grave: 14, Row: J
Memorials: Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1
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World War 1 Service

27 Aug 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Port Lincoln, South Australia
22 Dec 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
30 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, GSW (chest)
21 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5082, 32nd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Richard SAWYER and Amelia Ellen nee DIGGENS