Harold John FILSHIE MC

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FILSHIE, Harold John

Service Numbers:	4386 , 4386
Enlisted:	5 May 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1888
Home Town:	Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1944, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Wall
Memorials:	Dungog School Roll of Honour Great War

World War 1 Service

5 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4386 , 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
15 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 4386, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 4386, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
4 Jun 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , From 3rd Australian General Hospital
19 Jun 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , In France
6 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , In the field
9 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Field Artillery Brigade
24 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Trench Mortar Battery, From 15th Field Artillery Brigade
11 Jan 1919:	Honoured Military Cross, For work near Harbonniers in 8 August 1918. Citataion reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer, under heavy shell and machine gun fire, succeeded without the aid of a carrying party in getting his 6 inch trench mortar placed, and by its fire cleared off some machine guns which were holding up the infantry. In five days advance he silenced many machine gun posts, firing no less than 662 T.M. bombs in the process. He showed untiring energy London Gazette on 11 January 1919, page 667, position 7 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 May 1919, page 894, position 7

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was 3 Merton Street, Stanmore, NSW

Son of John Filshie and Elizabeth Filshie of 36 Carrington Grove, St Kilda, Victoria. Brother of Gilbert Filshie, Ivy Lavinia Filshie, Lewis G. Filshie, Alan R. Filshie and Douglas Filshie

Commenced return to Australia on 28 February 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on the 13 April 1919

During 1919 Harold married Isabella Rennie Millar in Manly, NSW

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

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