Harry EAREY

EAREY, Harry

    Service Number: 2145
    Enlisted: 19 December 1914, Enlisted at Edenhope, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 1894
    Home Town: Edenhope, West Wimmera, Victoria
    Schooling: Odessa Road Boarding School, England
    Occupation: Farm Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 14 May 1918
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2145, Enlisted at Edenhope, Victoria
    25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2145, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2145, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
    10 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2145, Self inflicted bullet wound to the finger
    31 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 5th Battalion to the 46th Battalion at Serapeum
    14 May 1918: Involvement Private, 2145, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2145 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-14

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Arrived in Australia aged 17 years

    Son of Harry A. and Minnie Earey of 49 Albert Square, Stratford, London; brother of George Earey who returned to Australia on 25 JUly 1919 aboard HT Port MacQuarie having served with the 21st and 24th Battalions

    11 March 1917 - had a middle finger amputated due to an old self inflicted wound

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    In 1909-1910 he served an apprenticeship as a bricklayer with his father

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