Harold Arthur BRITTEN

BRITTEN, Harold Arthur

Service Number: 1321
Enlisted: 14 October 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia, April 1873
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: The King’s School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Died: 5 October 1918, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour
Show Relationships

World War 1 Service

14 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1321, 1st Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1321, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
6 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1321, Wounded at Gallipoli.
7 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1321, 1st Infantry Battalion, Admitted to the No.2 General Hospital, Gizerah (Egypt).
4 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1321, 1st Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Australia as per HMAT A63 ‘Karoola’ (hospital ship) from Suez for discharge.
6 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1321, 1st Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia.
18 May 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1321, 1st Infantry Battalion, Medical discharge.

Help us honour Harold Arthur Britten's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Private Harold Arthur Britten, died on 5th October, at Kobe, of illness resultiug from wounds. He was buried in Japan

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 19 October, p. 12. , viewed 13 Feb 2026, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86205347