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DOWN, Henry Samuel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3124 |
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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 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3124, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert and Annie DOWN, 48 Spencer Road, East Camberwell, Vic.