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DENSTON, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 94 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Inspector |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 28, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 94, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 94, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 94, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 163 Brunswik Road, Brunswick, Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister Dorothy Denston of 'Toorak', Mollison Street, Bendigo, Victoria later of America. Brother of Cyril H. Denston of 190 Pitt Street, Sydney, Winifred Mary Joseph nee Denston of Brighton, Victoria, Philip C Denston of Melbourne and Hugh R. Denston of Brunswick, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to Cyril Denston