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COMERY, Harry
| Service Number: | 2617 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nottingham, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide High School
Harry Comery was a World War 1 veteran who worked as a labourer in private life. He was born around 1875 in Nottingham, England but moved to Australia. Before he served in the First World War he lived in 2 West Street, Torrensville, South Australia with his wife, Elizabeth Comery and three children.
He was enlisted on 2nd August 1915 and embarked on 27 Oct 1915, 27th infantry battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide. He was around forty years old at the time of embarkation and he served for three years (from 1915 to 1918). He served in the 27th and 10th infantry battalion. This battalion was selected in South Australia, and with the 9th, 11th and 12th Battalions, the 3rd Brigade was formed. The battalion was recruited within weeks of the war decleration in August 1914 and embarked for overseas just two months later. After a quick stop in Albany, Western Australia, the battalion countinued to Egypt, reaching around early December. March 1916, the battalion sailed to France and the Western Front. From then until 1918, the battalion took part in harsh trench warfare.
Harry returned to his home with his wife after his service. His date of death is uncertain, although he was still alive when his wife Elizabeth passed away in 1947.
Harry Comery and every other soldier have served this nation proud.
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