STEAD, Harry Fenton Manning
| Service Number: | 539 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 22 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Arncliffe Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 23 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mortdale War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 539, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 539, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 539, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 539, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded Sergeant, 539, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left forearm) | |
| 30 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 539, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 539 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Harry Fenton Manning STEAD was born on 22nd April, 1895 in Glebe, Sydney NSW to Samuel STEAD and Amelia FENTON
He had previous service as a Lieutenant with the military cadets (38A D Company) and was then serving as an officer when he enlisted in Sydney on 21st August, 1914
Harry was promoted to Company Quartermaster Sergeant on 30th October, 1915
He was Killed in Action when he was hit with a shell at Pozieres on23rd July, 1916 & is buried in Pozieres Military Cemetery - he is also memorialised in the Anglican Cemetery at Woronora in Sydney, the Australian War Memorial & Villers Bretonneux Memorial
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
Harrys cousin Leslie HOBSON (SN5356) 21st Battalion also served in WW1 and was Killed in Action in 1917
Biography
Graves registration units: A memorial Cross erected at Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-la-Boisselles.
Director of graves 30 October 1917, Pozieres 3/4 miles >nE. of Albert.
Letter dated 15 March 1925.
From Amelia Stead 76 Bondi Rd Waverley.
Some time ago you wrote saying that my sons grave could not be found. Well I say that his grave is in the Memorial Plot, Pozieres British Cemetery. I went to France in 1921 & saw the cross; also 3 photographs were sent to me, so a mistake has been made. I got all information from the Schoolmaster of Pozieres, who is also the Mayor of the Town. The information I got from Australia House was all wrong. Hope ere this you have heard of the mistake.
There seems to be some confusion of where Harry has ended up.
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