HENRY, Henry
| Service Number: | 2165 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1896 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 10 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery Row G, Grave 9. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2165, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2165, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2165, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Henry was the son of of Michael and Margaret Henry, of Middle Park, Victoria, Australia.
Being only 19 years of age when he enlisted his mother signed a consent form.
His mother later stated in a communication with Base Records, “I do not know whether the soldier’s father is alive of dead. He left home when the soldier was seven years old and has never been heard of since. He never supported his son.”
Known as ‘Harry’ he served at Gallipoli from 5 August 1915, until he was evacuated sick within weeks. He was eventually transported to King George Hospital in England with gastritis and was sent back to Egypt during April 1916.
On the night of February 10, 1917, ‘Harry’ Henry was member of a raiding party of the 5th Battalion, comprising four officers and 103 other ranks. Attacking a German held position near Bazentin-Le- Petit known as "Bayonet Trench", the party was held up by enemy barbed wire emplacements, and suffered a number of casualties before being forced to withdraw.
Harry was one of the ten men killed on the raid, with considerably more wounded.