WELLS, Harry
| Service Number: | 440 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southfleet, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Southfleet School, England |
| Occupation: | Police constable |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Lancashire Cottage Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Queensland Police Service Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 440, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 440, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 440, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 31 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 440, 26th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Constable Harry Wells was a Police officer with the Kent Country Constabulary for five years at Dartford and Swanby Stations before he moved to Australia. He was 28 years old when he was sworn in as a constable in March of 1914. Wells joined the A.I.F on the 19th of April 1915 and was allocated to ‘B’ Company of the 26th Battalion as a Sergeant. Sergeant Wells embarked aboard the HMAT Ascanius A11 from Brisbane on the 24 of May 1915 as part of the 26th Infantry Battalion. During the Battle of Pozieres on the 28 of July 1916, Sgt Wells was seriously wounded in the abdomen during the attack and evacuated to England. He returned on the 29 of December 1916. On the 31 of March 1918, Sergeant Wells was killed in action at the age of 33 at Ploegsteert Wood, Flanders." - SOURCE (www.police.qld.gov.au)
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