PEPPER, Henry Higham
| Service Number: | 2744 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gooram, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nar Nar Goon, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Myrtleford & Mordialloc State Schools, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Special Memorial 13 |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park, Nar Nar Goon Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2744, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2744, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2744, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2744, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wounds to neck | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2744, 7th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Henry Higham PEPPER was born in Gooram, Victoria in 1893
His parents were Henry PEPPER & Mary Ann BANKS
He enlisted in Melbourne on 14th July, 1915 & embarked on the HMAT Ulysses on 27th October, 1915 with the 24th Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements
He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 8th January, 1918 & received a gun shot wound to his neck on 9th February 1918
Henry was Killed in Action on 9th August, 1918 after returning to duty and is buried in the Heath Cemetery at Harbonnieres in France - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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