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MISSEN, Harold Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7031 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 October 1916, Enlisted at Warragul, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gormandale, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gormandale, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gormandale War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Yarram WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7031, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warragul, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7031, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7031, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67 Australian Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 37th Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, Transferred back to 37th Battalion from the 67th Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7031, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7031 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Joseph and Lilliam Jane Missen of Gormandale, Victoria later of Heyfield , Victoria
Originally buried in the field near Judas House but his grave site was not marked; details 28NE D21 A55.90. Burial site destroyed by future battles
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal