GISSING, Henry Ernest
| Service Number: | 1751 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 17 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Cowra, NSW, 23 February 1953, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga General (Monumental) Cemetery ANG-I-28-0652 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 1st Field Ambulance, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1751, 1st Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1751, 1st Field Ambulance, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of F W GISSING, 99 Elizabeth Street, Ashfield, NSW
Meritorious Service Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
Date: 25 July 1918
The following tribute to the late Mr. Henry Ernest Gissing comes from Mr. D. H. Drummond, Member for New England in the House of Representatives: — Harry Gissing, as he was known to his intimate friends, served his country well in peace and in war. For 60 of his 65 years of life he was my friend, 'faithful and just to me.' In that long period of time, he carried the qualities of character which endeared him to those who knew him best. As a lad he was a great pigeon racing enthusiast, and this later hobby he carried for into his adult life. He was among those who enlisted early in the First World War, and when that task was over he gladly re turned to the civilian life he had laid aside at the call of his country. Like so many who served in those strenuous years, he carried back with him a determination to serve his country in time of peace. The qualities of calm determination, lack of outward show, business ability and sterling integrity, which he brought to bear in private business and public service enabled him to serve his community in no mean fashion. It was so surprise to me to find him high in the Councils of the Parents and Citizens' Federation, but a great pleasure and a help to tee, as minister of the day, to have his wise and friendly counsel. I met him again in London last year, where he had accepted the self-imposed task of revisiting the graves of his old comrades-in-arms in France, and was able to help him in than quest gladly. It is not too much to say that his work with Rotary last year undermined his falling strength, but it was characteristic of the man that he did not falter or shirk the responsibilities he had accepted. The State of New South Wales and his adopted City of Wagga are the poorer for the passing of one who brought rare and unselfish ability to their service. The sympathy of all will go out to those whose loss is greatest of all, his widow and family.
Daily Advertiser
Wagga Wagga, NSW
Friday 27 February 1953, p.3
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