DAYMOND, Henry Vincent
| Service Number: | 7965 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 3 September 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Karrakatta Crematoriam Rose Garden. Plot P-0187 |
| Memorials: | Busselton Brass Band, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Volunteer Fire Brigade |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7965, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 23 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 7965, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 7965, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), SS Canberra, Fremantle | |
| 9 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 12/07/1919-Embarked England for Australia per *City of Exeter* 16/08/1919-Disembarked Fremantle 9/09/1919-Discharged from Service |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Son of Mrs RE McDougall of Busselton. Western Australia
The first time Harry tried to enlist in the army he was refused entry on medical grounds. As the war progressed however, the need for Australian soldiers increased, and on the 25th of July, 1917, at the age of 22, he was finally enlisted.
Harry left Fremantle on the 14th of November 1917 and spent time in Suez and England before being sent to France. On the 27th of April 1918, 4 years and two days after the Gallipoli landings, Harry was sent to the front. On the 27th of June 1918, he wrote in a letter to his brother “The boys all say I am looking well and I feel so. I have never had a headache since I left Australia so it must be agreeing with me over here but I cannot agree with it especially when big shells are flying. They make you bob your head.”
This short account is one of the very few records we have of Harry’s experiences in France. He became sick in the trenches and was hospitalised for several months before being returned to the front, still sick. When he was finally sent home in May 1919, the war had been over for nearly 6 months.
Source: A small paper file with photo left at the RSL Busselton by unknown
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