BLACK, Henry Alexander
| Service Numbers: | 1150, 4155 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 31 October 1917 |
| 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) |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 1150, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
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| 21 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1150, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Embarked from Sydney on "British Princess". Disembarked at Durban on 17 April 1901. | |
| 17 Apr 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1150 | |
| 4 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1150, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, R.T.A. from Cape Town for Sydney, via Albany, Adelaide and Melbourne. | |
| 3 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 1150, 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Awarded QSA (Queens South Africa Medal) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4155, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4155, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4155, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4155, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4155, Gunshot wound to the arm | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field | |
| 11 May 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette. 11 May 1917 on page 4600 at position 11. | |
| 12 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, In the field | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, London Gazette. 16 August 1917 on page 8411 at position 5. | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 4155, 11th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A. | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 4155, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4155 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander and Janet Black of North Hill, NSW; brother of Roy George Black who returned to Australia on 24 June 1916 having served with the 20 Battalion
24 September 1915 - enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Henry also served in the Boer War with the 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles. Rank was Trooper and service number 1150
Biography contributed by Trent Bulakowski
Henry Alexander Black is a male who was born on the 19th of May 1882, he was born in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia. His mother [Mrs J Black] was a very supportive mother but Henry Alexander Black grew up without a father. When Henry Alexander Black was 12 he moved to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia. When Henry Alexander Black turned 23 he [Henry] got his first proper job, Henry's first proper job was as a miner. Henry Alexander Black worked in this industry for 11 years than he decided to go fight for the ANZAC's. When Henry Alexander Black joined the ANZAC's his ranking was private. Henry Alexander Black fought in the 11th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement. It was the 31st of October 1917 when a tragic event took place in Belgium, Henry Alexander Black had been killed in action and he [Henry] has died at the age of 35. Henry Aklexander Black's cemetry is placed at the famous and well known Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Henry Alexander Black was embarked at the age of 36 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
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