IMESON, Henry William
| Service Number: | 1431 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Casino, NSW, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Casino, NSW, 14 March 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Casino General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Casino Circuit Great War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1431, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1431, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1431, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of George Kay IMESON
Of Casino, NSW
MR. W. H. IMESON
CASINO, Friday.
The funeral of Mr. William Henry (Tib) Imeson of Casino, moved from
the Methodist Church this afternoon. The general esteem in which the deceased was held was indicated by the fact that the cortege was one of the longest ever seen at Casino. Many of the persons present came from Lismore, Kyogle, The Tweed, Bonalbo, Tabulam. Upper Clarence centres and other parts of the district. Casino and Dyraaba branches of the Returned Soldiers' Leagues were represented by
60 members. The standard bearer was Mr. W. Elton of the Casino
branch. A large number of people could net gain admission to the church during the service owing to the crowd present. More than 100 cars followed the hearse to the cemetery. The casket was draped in the Union Jack and the "Last Post" was sounded by Master Williams.
The late Mr. Imeson was one of the first men to enlist in Casino, this being early in 1915 and he saw nearly four years active service overseas.
Among the many floral tributes were the following from public organisations and business firms:
Staff Imeson Bros., staff Imeson and Croker (Kyogle). staff Imeson and Croker (Casino), Master Butchers (Casino), Lismore Bachelors' Committee, Casino Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary, Casino sub branch R.S. League, matron and nursing staff, Casino Memorial Hospital, matron and staff Richmond Hospital, president of the Casino Red Cross and V.A.D., Casino Methodist Church, Casino Methodist Circle, C.W.A. members (Casino), Commonwealth Hotel staff, Casino Tattersalls Jockey Club, Casino Golf Club, Casino Railway Refreshment Room, manager and staff National Bank. Girls' Hockey Club, Casino U.L.V.A., Casino Show Society, Chambiras and Co., ham
biras and staff, Farrell, Craike and Co. (Tabulam and Casino), Thomsoa Bros., P. A. Watterson Pty. Ltd., employees Glynns (Casino) Pty. Ltd., directors and staff Heathwoods Pty. Ltd., dirsctors and staff Smith's Pty. Ltd., Cream Carriers' Association, Tinson's staff, staff Montgomery and Co., Richmond Bakery, Rice and Stewart. There were also 160 other wreaths.
HOST OF FRIENDS
In an address at the church the Rev. W. Whitbread said that the large congregation was gathered to pay a tribute to the memory of one whose name was written on the hearts of a host of friends in the town and district. The late Mr. Imeson was one of those who did good without people being aware of it.
Mr. Trevor D. Bevan had charge of the funeral arrangements.
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