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HENTY, Edward Ellis
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Portland, Victoria, Australia, 4 December 1887 |
Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
Schooling: | Hamilton State School |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Christ Church WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, SN Officer, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant General, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli |
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