PLAYER, Henry John
| Service Number: | 831 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 831, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 831, Morphettville, South Australia | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 831, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 831, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 831, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 831 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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"THE LATE CORPORAL H. J. PLAYER.
News has been received that Corporal H. J. Player was killed in action in France on July 26. He left Australia in October, 1914, end after almost two years of active service laid down his life for his country. Corporal Plaver was 22 years of age. His parents reside in England." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 06 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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