Henry James VIRGIN

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Service Number:	4101
Enlisted:	16 May 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Train
Born:	Brompton Park, South Australia, 7 July 1883
Home Town:	Dowerin, Dowerin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 5 October 1952, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section ZM, Grave 0277
Memorials:	Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler War Memorial

16 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4101, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
28 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 4101, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
28 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 4101, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle
29 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps AIF
10 Jul 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Train, From Army Service corps
20 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4101, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Benjamin Virgin and Emma Virgin nee Ford of 'Hindmarsh', Dowerin, WA formerly of Brompton, SA.

On 22 May 1919 Henry married Nellie Madeline Whelan in the Winterbourne Gunner Parish Church, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Mahana disembarking on 3 November 1919

Medal: British War Medal