Hector Norman CHERRY

CHERRY, Hector Norman

Service Numbers: 311, 203
Enlisted: 22 February 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: War Records Section
Born: Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 11 December 1894
Home Town: Benalla, Benalla, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Messenger - Victorian Railways
Died: Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1947, aged 53 years
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Roman Catholic, Compartment C, Section 3, Grave 36
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World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 311, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 311, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 311, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
2 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 311, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Torpedoing of HMT Southland by German submarine UB14.
11 Sep 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 311, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb concussion
28 Sep 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 311, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit
26 Jul 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 203, War Records Section , Home service
19 Nov 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 203, War Records Section , At own request

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