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SUTCLIFFE, Joseph Henry
| Service Number: | 9714 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 4 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Port Pirie Hospital, South Australia, 14 November 1943, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia PRE, lot 14, grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
Biography contributed by Paul Lemar
Joseph Henry SUTCLIFFE was born at Port Pirie on 04.06.1891 to George Arthur (1861-1941) and Johana Matilda (known as Matilda) SUTCLIFFE nee KUHNDT. (1868-1937).
Joseph SUTCLIFFE joined the AIF on 02.03.1916. He was allocated service number 9714 and deployed to the 11th Field Company Australian engineers. He embarked for France on 16.08.1916. Each Division had three Field Engineer Companies under command, numbered the same as the Brigades of the Division. The 3rd Division thus had the 9th 10th and 11th Field Company of Engineers on strength.
During WW 1 the Engineers undertook a raft of tasks broadly divided into mobility, counter mobility and construction as well as survey and mapping, and specialised tunnelling and mining operations. The Field Companies' scope of works concentrated on the former rather than the latter.
On 09.07.1917, he was evacuated from the front line to hospital due to illness.