MARSON, Harold Falcon William
| Service Number: | 2366 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Streatham, England, 3 August 1878 |
| Home Town: | Colinton, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Tonbridge school and Trinity Hall, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 3 September 1966, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Colinton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2366, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned Dernancourt/Ancre, Confirmed Prisoner of War, after initially being reported killed in action. Reported being held at Karlsruhe Camp | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated to England from POW Reception Camp at Ripon, Germany | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 47th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
'TOOGOOLAWAH.
On Monday the Alexander Hall was quite inadequate to hold the attendance at the welcome home tendered to a number of returned soldiers. The following returned men were on the platform:- Captain B. G. White, Lieutenants K. McConnel and H. F. W. Marson, Q.M.S. Stan. Thomas, Corporals H. A. Walter, Ben Lucas, J. Fuge, A. Wirth. Privates S. A. Parsons, S. Eastell. Collins, Peters, Hard. E. Webber, L. Mackaway, Chas. Little, D. McDonald, A. Simpson, F. Porter, and F. McGreevy. Mr. W. R. Butler, chairman of Esk Shire Council, was in the chair. Eulogistic speeches were made by all the speakers.' from The Daily Mail 14 Aug 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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