LYDE, Henry Thomas
| Service Number: | 5049 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1917, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Campsie, New South Wales, Australia, June 1900 |
| Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Canturbury Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Apprentice carriage-builder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 14 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Aubigny British Cemetery A. 3. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5049, Ashfield, New South Wales | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5049, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5049, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 13 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5049, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW abdomen and hand | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5049, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5049 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Henry was only 17 years 10 months old when he died. His family epitaph reads- NEARER TO THEE.
Henry's two cousins also served, Private Jack Robinson Ramsay. 3888. 45th BN, Jack was killed in action on the 7th of June 1916. And Private Allan Cameron Ramsay. 6560. 20th BN, Allan was wounded on two different occasions, but survived the war.
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Henry LYDE (Service Number 5049) was born about February 1899 at Campsie. He wasappointed on 2nd May 1916 as an apprentice Wagon Builder for the NSW Government Railways.
Lyde enlisted at Ashfield on 17th March 1917. He gave his father as his next of kin and stated that he was currently a member of the Senior Cadets. Initially allotted to the 30th Battalion he embarked HMAT ‘Marathon’ at Sydney on 9th May 1917 and reached Devonport (England) on 20th July. He was then attached to the 8th and 14th Training Battalions and proceeded overseas to France to reinforce the 33rd Battalion where he was taken on strength on 12th February 1918.
On 14th April he was one of a small fatigue party working in Villers-Bretonneux when an enemy H E shell burst among the party. He received numerous wounds to his hand and abdomen and died of those wounds at the 2nd/3rd Home Counties Field Ambulance the same day.
He was buried at the Aubigny British Cemetery, France.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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