DOVEY, Harry Norman
| Service Number: | 5080 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia, March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Crown Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Glass Blower |
| Died: | Wounds, Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Orpington (All Saints) Churchyard Extension, London, England Grave reference: H. 9. INSCRIPTION A YOUNG LIFE NOBLY ENDED , All Saints Churchyard, Orpington, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5080, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5080, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5080, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5080, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to back (paraplegia) DoW England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of James Henry and Sophia Palmer Dovey, of 43, Marshall St., Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales.
INSCRIPTION
A YOUNG LIFE NOBLY ENDED
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 16th August…… Harry Norman Dovey was born at Alexandria, Sydney, New South Wales in 1895.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as Warwick Farm, Sydney, NSW on 8th September, 1915 as a 20 year old, single, Glassblower from 43 Marshall Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW.
Private Harry Norman Dovey, Service number 5080, embarked from Sydney, NSW on SS Makarini on 1st April, 1916 with the 1st Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcements. He was written up on 20th April, 1916 at Colombo for “Leaving boat without permission”. Private Dovey was awarded 10 days detention & forfeited 10 days pay. He disembarked at Suez on 2nd May, 1916.
On 17th May, 1916 Private Dovey arrived in Marseilles, France having embarked from Alexandria (1st Training Battalion) on H.M.T. Caledonia to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). He reported to 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot at Etaples, France on 20th May, 1916. Private Dovey proceeded from 1st A.D.B. D on 16th June, 1916 & was taken on strength of 1st Battalion in France on 18th June, 1916.
Private Harry Norman Dovey was wounded in action in France 22 – 25th July, 1916 (dates as per Casualty Form – Active Service). He was admitted to No. 1 Field Ambulance on 24th July, 1916 with Shrapnel wounds to Back then transferred the same day to 6th M.A.C. (Motor Ambulance Convoy). Private Dovey was admitted to No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station on 24th July, 1916 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to back. Private Dovey was transferred to Ambulance Train 21 on 25th July, 1916 & admitted to No. 13 General Hospital at Boulogne, France on 26th July, 1916. He embarked for England on Hospital Ship Jan Breydel on 28th July, 1916.
From information from 1st Battalion War Diary – the 1st Australian Division were involved in an Operation “to attack the Pozieres position from the S. and S. E. on the night of July 22/23 at Zero time.”
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“Our losses to 12 noon on the 26th July were 7 Officers and 100 other ranks Killed, 4 Officers and 376 other ranks wounded, 48 other ranks missing and 2 Officers died of wounds. This was the total loss in personnel of the Bn during the fighting in POZIERES….”
(War Diary information from the Australian War Memorial)
On 28th July, 1916 Private Dovey was admitted to Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England with Paralysis of lower limbs & bladder as a result of G.S.W to Back. He was reported to be dangerously ill on 1st August, 1916.
Private Harry Norman Dovey died at 8 pm on 16th August, 1916 at Ontario Military Hospital, Orpington, Kent, England from wounds received in action in France - G.S.W. Back & Paraplegia.
He was buried in Orpington Churchyard – Row “A” Grave No. 1.
Mrs S. Dovey was advised by Base Records on 16th April, 1920 that the remains of her son had been exhumed from the former site & re-interred in Grave No.7. Section “H”, Orpington Cemetery, Orpington.
This is now recorded by CWGC as All Saints Churchyard Extension, Orpington, Kent, England – Plot number H. 9 and now has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/orpington.html
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