Henry DARBYSHIRE

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DARBYSHIRE, Henry

Service Number:	2056
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Purston, England, 15 July 1895
Home Town:	Bulli, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Ackworth County, England
Occupation:	Miner
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World War 1 Service

17 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 2056, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 2056, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George Darbyshire, 12 Bond Street, Kingsley, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Mrs. M.A. DARBYSHIRE, Bulli, NSW

Served in Gallipoli, France and was wounded 26 August 1915 and invalided to Malta then to Egypt. He returned to duty in France and was wounded on a second occasion, recovered and was with his unit at the signing of Armistice.

His brother R DARBYSHIRE served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 12th Battalion and was killed in action 15 October 1917 and is buried at White House Cemetery, Belgium IIB 7

R DARBYSHIRE

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