HENRY, Hugh
| Service Number: | 3544 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Henderson Street Public School, Glasgow. |
| Occupation: | Carpenter/Joiner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, Kent, England , 12 September 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Canterbury Cemetery, Kent Area B. Grave 653. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3544, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3544, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 12 Sep 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3544, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3544 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Deaths Sep 1916 Henry Hugh 23 Canterbury 2a 974.
Associated with Albion, Queensland, Australia. Emigrated aged 21 years.
Joined 30 August 1915
49th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 22 and the son of Andrew and Mary Henry, of 117, Henderson St., Glasgow, Scotland.
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Hugh Henry was born at Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland around 1894.
He came to Australia when he was 21 years old & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 22 year old Carpenter from Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland.
Private Hugh Henry, Service number 3544, was transferred to 49th Battalion & landed in France on 12th June, 1916.
He was appointed Lance Corporal on 25th August, 1916.
Lance Corporal Hugh Henry was wounded in action on 3rd September, 1916 with gunshot wounds to thigh & arm.
He was invalided to England & admitted to V.A.D. Hospital at Abbotts Barton, Canterbury on 10th September, 1916 with shrapnel wounds to arm joint & thigh fracture - severe. He was transferred to Military Hospital at Shorncliffe, Kent on 12th September, 1916.
Lance Corporal Hugh Henry died on 12th September, 1916 at Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, Kent, England from wounds received in action – shell wounds to right thigh & arm.
He was buried in Canterbury Cemetery, Kent, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/canterbury.html
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