Henry Francis DOUPE

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Service Number:	868
Enlisted:	5 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia., May 1897
Home Town:	Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	St Augustines Catholic School, Yarraville, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 January 1917
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 111, Row A, Grave 90
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Victorian Treasury Department

5 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 868, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 868, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 868, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
28 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 868, 39th Infantry Battalion, Multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arms

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Son of Henry C. and Margaret Doupe of 5 William Street, Yarraville, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with the Senior Cadets for 4 years

Headstone inscription reads: O sacred heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul