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TREVENA, Hector Francis Bowen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5471 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hay Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block R, Plot II, Row P, Grave No. 18 Commemorated in St Thomas Cemetery (Section K, Grave 6), Enfield, New South Wales., St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5471, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5471, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5471, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Trevena was wounded in action 26 September 1917 with the 53rd Battalion, a gunshot wound to the buttock and evacuated to England, wounded a second time 17 April 1918, gassed, and out of action for 6 weeks. He was mortally wounded at Peronne in France, a shrapnel or bullet wound to the right eye and died of wounds in a General Hospital at Rouen in France 6 days later.
His brother 10276 Lance Corporal James William Oliver Trevena 14th Field Company Engineers was also gassed and wounded in action twice before being returned to Australia 9 March 1919.