ERICKSON, Henri William
| Service Number: | 5010 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia, 28 June 1876 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 3 October 1917, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5010, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5010, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5010, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5010, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5010 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Henry was almost 40 years of age when he enlisted, married to Winifred and the father of two small boys. Before enlistment he was employed at the Dunlop rubber mills for ten years. No details of his death are recorded and he has no known grave. All of his family received pensions after his death.
His brother, 1788 Pte Carl Leander Erickson served with the 58th Battalion and returned to Australia with illness in 1916. Another brother, 1885 Pte John Erickson served with the 59th Battalion and returned to Australia in 1919. They were the sons of Carl and Wilhelmina Erickson of South Melbourne, Victoria. The father, Carl Erickson was born in Finland and came to Australia in about 1869.
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