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CHREE, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2054 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Reading, England, 17 June 1880 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Tramway conductor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 July 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2054, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2054, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2054, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 4 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2054, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Harry CHREE was born in Reading, England on 17th June 1880
His parents were James CHREE & Elizabeth BRUCE
He married Jessie SHEPHERD in England in 1906
Prior to his arrival in Australia he had served during the Boer War and was also in the Berkshire Regiment, UK (see link for extensive story about his war service & family
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