HUXTABLE, Harlequin Gladstone
| Service Number: | 4216 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Holdsworthy |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 10 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille Plot II, Row B, Grave 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Forest Hill Public School Memorial Gates and Honour Roll, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4216, 13th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4216, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4216, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 12 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4216, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4216 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-10 |
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Harlequin was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1890
His parents were Frederick & Marian HUXTABLE
He married Florence Elizabeth PEACOCK in Wagga Wagga, NSW in 1915 - no known children
He enlisted in Holdsworthy, NSW on 24th August, 1915 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Aeneas on 20th December, 1915 with the 13th Infantry Battalion, 13th reinforcements - he was later transferred to the 4th Machine Gun Corp & was promoted to Lance Corporal on 4th May, 1918
Harlequin died from gun shot wounds to his right shoulder on 10th August, 1918 in the 14th General Hospital in Wimeleux in France and is buried in the Terlincthun British Cemetery
IN MEMORY
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