HENNELL, Harold Benjamin
| Service Number: | 2269 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Leadlighter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 22, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 30 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2269, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2269, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2269, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harold Hennell and Mary Elizabeth Hennell nee Bone of Denison Road, Petersham, NSW formerly of Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Edmond John Victory Hennell was killed in action on 6 August 1915 while serving with the 4th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 22; William Thomas Alma Hennell who returned to Australia on 1 july 1919 having served with the 19th Battalion, Harold Hennell and Myrtle Ellen Hennell
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Participated in Compulsory Training
Served his Leadlighting apprenticeship with A.J. Baker of Dulwich, NSW
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