John Henry (Harry) WEST

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Service Number:	3485
Enlisted:	28 March 1917, Personal description 5’7”, 131 pounds, fresh complexion, brown eyes, black hair, C of E
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coleford, Gloucestershire, England, 1876
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, 4 August 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rushworth Public Cemetery, Victoria PLOT Anglican, Section 3, Grave 306A

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28 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3485, 59th Infantry Battalion, Personal description 5’7”, 131 pounds, fresh complexion, brown eyes, black hair, C of E
16 Jul 1917:	Involvement Private, 3485, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1917:	Embarked Private, 3485, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney
13 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3485, 59th Infantry Battalion, Messines Ridge sector, gun shot wound, right knee
6 Dec 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3485, 59th Infantry Battalion, D29 HT Marathon embarked for return to Australia, List B, Invalid List 171. 1 January, 1919 docked Port Melbourne, Australia.

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