SEARLE, Henry Charles
| Service Number: | 2848 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia, 23 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
| Died: | Pneumonia, The Coast Hospital (Prince Henry) Little Bay La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia, 12 January 1955, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Randwick General Cemetery, New South Wales SECTION - R GRAVE NO - 10 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2848, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2848, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2848, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 25th Battalion to 9th Battalion in Alexandria Egypt | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2848, 9th Infantry Battalion, Henry Disembarked SS SAXONIA Marseilles France | |
| 12 Apr 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by james atkins
Henry (Harry) Charles SEARLE
Privat 2848 - 9th Battalion AIF
Service Medals
1914-15 Stare
British War Medal 1914-18 - Victory Medal
Borne Lewisham NSW Australia
23 January 1886 – Death 12 January 1955
Harry was living and working in Brisbane Queensland as a Jockey and joined the Australian Army 2 August 1915 - 25th Battalion 6th Reinforcements embarked
21 October 1915 to Egypt on board HMAT Seang Bee disembarked Egypt to training camps Habeita and Zeiton transferred to 9th Battalion 28 February 1916 embarked to Marseilles France 27 March 1916 – disembarked Marseilles France 3 April 1916 and spent rest of the war in France Belgium leave in England and lot of time in and out of hospitals, my father Gerald Atkins told me that Harry was gassed and wounded during the war he returned to Australia 12 May1919.
When Harry returned to Australia J Fielding & Co Pty employed him as a dispatch clerk in June 1919 and he received a 29-year long service award Xmas 1948 and was with them until his death.
Harry married Lucy May Brien from Port Macquarie
27 February 1924 had two children.
Son - Frederick Morton Searle who tragically drowned in a pond at Centennial Park Sydney NSW
20 May 1927 age 2.
Daughter - Dorothy Morton Searle born 30 May 1930 Dorothy married Gerald Atkins and they had three children. James – Robert – Suzanne
Harry was well liked in the community, on his death from Pneumonia at The Cost Hospital (Prince Henry) Little Bay La Perouse NSW 12 January 1955, he had a good turnout at the funeral family friends work mates representatives from the Coogee Randwick RSL club and sub branch directors and staff Hotel Plaza and management and staff from the Duke of Gloucester Hotel
And he is buried at Randwick general Cemetery South Coogee City of Randwick NSW with his
Son and Daughter Row R – Plot 10
Harry’s wife Lucy May died in 1974 age 81 she is buried at Wentworth Falls Cemetery
Blue Mountains NSW
Harry had five brothers and two sisters, three of his brothers served in 1st & 5th Field ambulance
Arthur served in Egypt and Gallipoli
Albert served in Egypt
Frederick was Killed in action Ypres Belgium
29 October 1917 age 33
Henry’s son in law Gerald Frederick Atkins Served in WWII age 16
American Army Transportation Corps 1944 – 1945 Merchant seaman (Merchant Marine)
Royal Australian Navy – 1945-1947
seaman HMAS HOBART
Contribution From – His Grandson - James Atkins
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