Harold Victor TOWNE

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Service Number:	4613
Enlisted:	14 September 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Leura, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Leura Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot II. Row J. Grave 10. Inscription: DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. TOWNE OF LEURA AT REST
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Leura Memorial Gates

14 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4613, Depot Battalion , Warwick Farm, New South Wales
16 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
22 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 13th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked, Egypt
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 13th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4613, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4613 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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