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GETHING, Henry John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8779 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia, 24 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Shunter S.A.R. |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 8 August 1949, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Interment Type: Burial Interment Date: 09/08/1949 Interment Location: General C, Path 11, Grave 868 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 8779, 3rd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 8779, 3rd Field Ambulance, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 8779 |
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Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931 - 1954) Tue 9 Aug 1949
FUNERAL NOTICES
GETHING—THE FRIENDS of the late Mr. HENRY JOHN GETHING (late Army Medical Corps. 1st A.I.F.), late of 1 Grey st., New Mile End, are respectfully informed that his Funeral will leave his late residence on TUESDAY, at 2 p.m., for the Centennial Park Cemetery. H. BOWER, Funeral Director. A.F.D.A 22 Henley Beach rd., Mile End. L4811
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