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HENDY, Edward Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 541 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, 29th Light Horse, C Squadron 4 yrs Geelong College Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 2 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | GSW to thigh - gangrene, Hospital ship "Delta", Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 6), Gallipoli, Turkey Buried at sea., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Tree Plaque: |
Modewarre Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Belmont Baptist Church Honor Roll, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Geelong Grammar School Community Members Who Served, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Modewarre Avenue of Honour Plaque |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 541, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 29th Light Horse, C Squadron 4 yrs Geelong College Cadets | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 541, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 541, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 541, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW to Thigh during charge on Walker's Ridge, DoWs - Gangrene on Hospital ship Delta | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 541, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 541 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-09 |
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