Harry Edward Moncrieff MASSEY

MASSEY, Harry Edward Moncrieff

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 28 August 1914
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania
Schooling: Fort St Public School, Sydney, New South Wales then State Schools, Queensland and Tasmania
Occupation: Draughtsmans assistant
Died: Killed In Action, France, Monquet Farm, Pozieres, 3 September 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Hobart Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914: Involvement 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
1 Feb 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion
4 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion
12 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 52nd Infantry Battalion
3 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Biography contributed

Harry Edward Moncrieff MASSEY was born in Wycheproof, Victoria in 1891

His parents were Harry MASSEY & Mary Jane GAY