NORTH, Reginald Henry
| Service Number: | 5397 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Hampshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Died at sea, United Kingdom, 9 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea and commemorated on the HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON., Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5397, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5397, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1892 North Reginald Henry Havant 2b 405
Son of Frederick Sidney and Fanny Catherine North, of Stoke Farm, Hayling Island, Hants, England.
Honoured on the St Peter's Church War Memorial on Hayling Island in Hampshire,
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 9th May…… Reginald Henry North was born at Hayling Island, Hampshire, England on 26th June, 1892.
According to information provided by his father for the Roll of Honour – Reginald came to Australia when he was 21 years of age.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 19th February, 1916 as a 22 year old, single, Farm Labourer from Katanning, Western Australia.
Private Reginald Henry North, Service number 5397, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 17th April, 1916 with the 16th Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcements.
On 2nd May, 1916 Private North was admitted to Ship’s Hospital with Measles & Pneumonia.
Private Reginald Henry North died on morning of 9th May, 1916 at Sea on board HMAT Aeneas (A60) from Measles & Pneumonia.
He was one of four to die on the voyage on HMAT Aeneas.
Later that day Private Reginald Henry North was buried at Sea from HMAT Aeneas (A60). He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/m---o.html
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