TOWNSING, Herbert
| Service Number: | 3853 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Avoca, Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died from wounds recieved in action in France, United General Hospital, Fratton Bridge, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Kingdom, 19 August 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Amphitheatre District Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3853, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3853, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 3853, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3853 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 |
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Add my storyBiography 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 - 19th August.......Herbert Townsing was born at Avoca, near Ampitheatre, Victoria on 17th November, 1885
He enlisted in Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 27th August, 1915 as a 29 year old, married, Labourer from Perth, Western Australia.
After spending time in Egypt for training & a promotion to Corporal, he was sent to France & arrived on 11th June, 1916.
Corporal Herbert Townsing was wounded in action on 8th August, 1916 & invalided to England with shrapnel wounds to back & his condition was reported as serious.
Corporal Herbert Townsing died on 19th August, 1916 at General Hospital, Fratton Bridge, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England from gunshot wounds to back received in action in France.
He was buried in Kingston Cemetery, (also known as Portsea Cemetery or St. Marys Road Cemetery) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/kingston.html
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