MOHEN, Hirry Richard John
| Service Number: | 3869 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3869, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3869, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide |
Harry Richard John Mohen
Name: Harry Richard John Mohen
Service Number: 3869
Place of Birth: Sydney
Date of Birth: April 1880
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 8 September 1915
Age at Enlistment: 35 years 5 months
Next of Kin: Cousin, Mrs. A. Hughes / Sydney
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Harry left Australia on board HMAT Miltiades on 7 February 1916 and after spending a brief period serving at Alexandria he was sent with the 50th Battalion to France on 12 June. On 2 June 1918 he was treated in the field for pyrexia. On 3 September Harry was court-martialled for desertion and sentenced to 3 years penal servitude. The sentence was suspended due to Harry’s low mental deficiency and on 17 October he was transferred to the Australian Working Party where he served out the remainder of the war. Harry returned to Australia on the Karoo on 28 March 1919.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins
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