Virtual War Memorial | Henry Edward (Harry) TROUSSELOT OBE, MID*

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TROUSSELOT, Henry Edward

Service Number:	T318
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	Volunteer Defence Corps (TAS)
Born:	Timaru, Otago, New Zealand, 29 October 1883
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fire Brigade Superintendant
Died:	Natural causes, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 18 April 1957, aged 73 years
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation Memorials, Colonnade Wall, B, 281
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Claremont, Tasmania
19 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
27 Nov 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
3 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Mining Corps
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Lieutenant, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Lieutenant, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
11 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Mining Corps
15 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, I ANZAC Corps Headquarters
27 Dec 1918:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
3 Jun 1919:	Honoured Officer of the Order of the British Empire, For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in France.
11 Jul 1919:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
13 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Australian Corps Headquarters

World War 2 Service

23 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, T318
20 Jul 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, T318, Volunteer Defence Corps (TAS)

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