HENEY, Harry Rex
| Service Numbers: | 7485, N172994 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paddington, NSW, 28 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Crows Nest, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School Glenmore Road |
| Occupation: | Typist |
| Died: | Natural Causes, New South Wales, 21 May 1985, aged 95 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pinegrove Memorial Park & Crematorium, N.S.W. |
| Memorials: | Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7485, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7485, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7485, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N172994 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs E M Heney, 53 Holtman Street, Crows Nest, New South Wales
Husband of Mrs. Mary Carter HENEY, 8 Hallam Avenue, Lane Cove, New South Wales
Born in Paddington in 1890, Harry was educated at the Public School, Glenmore Road, and afterwards attended a private class with the object of qualifying for a University course. He joined the clerical staff of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1910.
In July 1916, he enlisted and left shortly afterwards with reinforcements for the 3rd Battalion, being promoted to the rank of Corporal. Upon arrival in London he was, on account of his expertness as a shorthand writer and typist, attached to the administrative staff, and though he made repated applications for release in order to to into the fighting line, he was, much to his disappointment, retained in that capacity till the end of hostilities.
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