GASSON, Henry Frederick
| Service Number: | 3336 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | East Grinstead, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3336, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3336, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3336, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3336 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlisted in Balaclava, Victoria.
He is one of six Australian soldier casualties of the Great War to be honoured on the Worthing War Memorial.
Also honoured on the West Tarring Parish Church Memorial.
The West Tarring memorial is in the form of a large illuminated wooden board on the north wall of St. Andrews Parish Church.
Births Mar 1896 Gasson Henry Frederick E. Grinstead 2b 139
In 1901, 161, London Rd., East Grinstead, Sussex was the home of two Australian casualties, [brothers], who were probably related to Lewis Victor Gasson 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment of the same address.
Henry and Frederick were sons of Henry W. [builder] and Emily M. Gasson.
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