Henry COLTHORPE

COLTHORPE, Henry

Service Numbers: 3632, Q89918
Enlisted: 18 December 1917, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Reception Camp
Born: Gympie, Queensland, 8 June 1890
Home Town: Gympie, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 12 January 1958, aged 67 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

18 Dec 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3632, Brisbane, Queensland
2 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3632, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Mar 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3632, 41st Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney
2 Dec 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
17 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3632, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion

World War 2 Service

25 Aug 1941: Enlisted Private, Q89918, Gympie, Queensland
26 Aug 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q89918
19 Jul 1944: Discharged Private, Q89918, Reception Camp

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Biography

Henry Colthorpe was selected for training in the 3rd Machine Gun Bn in England prior to deploying to France. After the Armistice, Henry was detached to the Graves Burial Detachment exhuming & re-interning Australian war dead before being returned to the 3rd MG Bn for return to Australia for demob.