PETTIGREW, Harold James
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1915, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 22 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 21 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt IX N 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Booval War Memorial, Brisbane St. Andrew's Uniting Church Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Ipswich, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-21 |
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Son of James and Hannah M. Pettigrew, of Chelmer, Brisbane
"Mrs. Pettigrew, of Chelmer, has received official notice that her son, Lieut H. J. Pettigrew, was killed in action in France on August 21, instead of August 31, as previously stated. Lieut. Pettigrew left Brisbane on October 21, 1915. He was killed instantly by a shell whilst holding the most northerly part of the line in the Pozieres position." - from the Queenslander 21 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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