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HELLIER, Harold Maximillian
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 6831, 6831A |
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Enlisted: | 14 March 1917, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Richmond, Victoria, 18 April 1895 |
Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | St Ignatius Primary School, Richmond |
Occupation: | Tailor |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 October 1918, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Calvaire Cemetery, Montbrehain, France Calvaire Cemetery, Montbrehain, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6831, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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11 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6831, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
11 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6831, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
30 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
17 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6831A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
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Harold was the youngest of seven children and the fifth of five boys to serve in the war. Sadly, he died in the final days of WW1.