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PATCHING, Henry Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2169 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1915, Enlisted at Rupanyup, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Rupanyup, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 10 October 1970. Lawn section, Row 02, Grave 290 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rupanyup, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2169, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2169, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right shoulder. Transferred to England on 3 March 1917 | |
| 28 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2169, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounds |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Abraham Patching and Ellen Patching nee Cotton of Stawell, Victoria
Husband of Amelia May Patching nee Draffen of Rupanyup, Victoria. Henry and Amelia married during 1910 in Victoria. Father of Ruby May Patching and Dorothy Pearl Patching
Commenced return to Australia 25 August 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal