Henry Samuel (Harry) DOWN

DOWN, Henry Samuel

Service Number: 3124
Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian Employment Company
Born: Taunton, England, 11 February 1897
Home Town: Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Taunton, Somerset, England
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, 19 June 1957, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Thomas Simmons Lawn, Row S, Grave 25
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World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3124, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 3124, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 3124, 5th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
11 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company
18 Jan 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3124, Australian Employment Company, Per HT Ulysses, for Australia. 10 March, 1919, disembarked Melbourne
18 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3124, Australian Employment Company, Militarily unfit, flat feet

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Albert and Annie DOWN, 48 Spencer Road, East Camberwell, Vic.