SOUTHBY, Henry
| Service Number: | 2240 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Booligal, New South Wales, Australia, 5 December 1874 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gravel Hill State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Boer War Service
| 10 Mar 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Regimental Sergeant Major, 2240, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 23 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 39th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to back. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 5 August 1917. | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 39th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 39th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Captain Henry Southby, 39th Battalion from Bendigo, Victoria. He was a 41 year old career soldier who had served in the South African war as Regimental Sergeant Major in the 4th Battalion of the Australian Commonwealth Horse and was awarded the Queen's Medal with two clasps. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the AIF on 23 February 1916 and embarked for overseas with B Company from Melbourne on 27 May 1916 aboard HMAT Ascanius. After being wounded in action in Belgium on 7 June 1917, he was evacuated to England for medical treatment. Following his recovery, he rejoined his battalion in Belgium on 5 August 1917. Capt Southby was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium on 12 October 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium with others who have no known grave." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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