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CONSTABLE, Henry James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1702, 1702A |
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Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 1871 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Traveller |
Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, Somme, Picardie, France, 27 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Official Commemoration-Grave Location: I. D. 34., Plot I | Row D | Grave 34., Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1702, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, VIC, Australia | |
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16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1702, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' (NAA, Pg-). | |
16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1702, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
27 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1702A, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1702A awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-27 (NAA, Pg's-4, 30) | |
27 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Promoted: 27/08/1915, Appointed [L-Cpl] Lance Corporal; Unit: 23rd Australian Infantry Battalion. (NAA, Pg-4). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Thomas Constable, & Sarah Alice (nee Mantle) Constable, of Auckland, New Zealand.
Born - Henry James Constable: 1871 - Auckland, New Zealand; NZ Birth Register-Registration No: 1871/ 18356. [NZ BDM Registry-Online Record Search].