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MESTON, Harold Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1394 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1914, Childers, Qld |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodburn, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lewisham, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental death (fell from a train), France, 4 April 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Salmaise Communal Cemetery Salmaise Communal Cemetery, Salmaise, Burgundy, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Buckendoon Public School HR, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Evans Head Great War HR, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Woodburn Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1394, 9th Infantry Battalion, Childers, Qld | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1394, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1394, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1394, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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