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SEATON, Henry
| Service Number: | 2105 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, July 1981 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Memorials: | Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2105, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2105, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 7 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged from Hospital and rejoined Army | |
| 23 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Detached from Army | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Rejoined from Attachment | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2105 | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged Permanently of Duty |
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Biography of Henry Seaton
Henry Seaton was born in London, England on the 1st of July 1881. His father William Henry Seaton, born in London, England migrated to Australia and lived with Henry on Young Street, Norwood, South Australia. Before joining the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, Henry’s occupation was a painter, he was single with no children and belonged to the religion of the Church of England. He was 5 feet and 2½ inches tall, weighed 136 pounds (61kg), his complexion was fair, he had blue eyes and short dark brown hair.
When Henry Seaton was involved in World War 1 his service number was 2105 in the Australian Infantry Force serving as a Private. He served in the 32nd Infantry Battalion and the 48th Infantry Battalion.
Henry Seaton enlisted on the 1st of October 1915, and at the age of 34 and 3 months he embarked for Suez, Egypt for training, on the 7th of February 1916 on the HMAT Miltiades. The trip from Adelaide, South Australia to Suez, Egypt was approximately a month by ship.
On the 11th of March 1916 Henry Seaton disembarked from the HMAT Miltiades. While in Suez, Egypt the soldiers trained rigorously to cope through the tough and challenging conditions of the desert preparing them for the real experience of War. Along with Suez Henry Seaton attended three other training camps in Egypt. On the 2nd of April 1916 Henry Seaton was taken on strength by the 48th Battalion, on the 2nd of April 1916, and he travelled to Serapeum and finally to Alexandria. After all the travelling from camp to camp it was finally time for Henry Seaton to enter the World War.
On the 26th of July 1916 Henry Seaton was taken on strength by the 4th Pioneer Battalion and embarked from Alexandria, Egypt to France to fight in World War 1. After 11 long months in the frontline trenches Henry Seaton unfortunately took his first injury which was a gunshot wound in the left foot on the 3rd of June 1917. On the 9th of June 1917 Henry Seaton was admitted to the 3rd London General Hospital for care. Henry Seaton then re-joined the army on the 15th of June 1917 in the 48th Infantry Battalion.
On the 24th of July 1917 Henry Seaton was detached from the army to attend the 1st Anzac Corps School. This school was established on the 11th of November 1916 and ran subjects such as bombing, signalling, using certain guns and trench mortars. Henry Seaton studied at this school for 1 month and 13 days before re-joining the Australia Army on the 6th of September 1917.
After serving in the war for another two years Henry Seaton was dismissed permanently from duty on the 24th of April 1919. From then on he returned home where he lived on happily for many more years, until he died of natural causes later in life.
Henry Seaton
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