John Alexander HENRY

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HENRY, John Alexander

Service Number:	1284
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Whiteinch, Scotland , 9 February 1894
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boilermaker's assistant
Died:	Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia , 10 May 1972, aged 78 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1284, Perth, Western Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1284, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1284, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
19 Jul 1916:	Imprisoned Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Arrived Dover 21/12/1918
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1284, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
19 Jul 1916:	Wounded Private, 1284, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Shell wound (both legs)
14 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1284, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Eleanor Krassovsky

"...1284 Private John Alexander Henry, 32nd Battalion from Perth, Western Australia on the right... Pte Henry was a 21 year old boilermaker's assistant prior to enlisting on 19 July 1915 and embarked for overseas with D Company from Adelaide on 18 November 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong. Following further training in Egypt, he proceeded to France in June 1916 and was wounded and captured at Fleurbaix on 19 July 1916. After being held in a number of Prisoner of War (POW) camps in Germany, he was repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 10 April 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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