MACKERETH, Harold James
| Service Number: | 7517 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1917, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 13 March 1897, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7517, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7517, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7517, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne |
Harold james Mackereth
Name: Harold James Mackereth
Service Number: 7517
Place of Birth: Freeling
Date of Birth: 13 March 1897
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 15 August 1917
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 5 months
Next of Kin: Father – Henry Thomas
Mackereth
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private 10th Battalion
Harold was the son of Henry and Elisabeth Mackereth [nee Stephens]. Harold
and his unit were sent from Dover to France on 1 April 1918, after having left
Melbourne on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917 and disembarked
at Devonport, England on 27 December. On 21 September he sustained a
severe gunshot wound to his thumb and was sent to hospital in Birmingham,
England for further treatment. With the war terminated Harold returned to
Australia on the Margha on 18 January 1919, arriving at Adelaide on 28
February and being discharged on 22 March.
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins