Henry Daniel DE VILLIERS

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DE VILLIERS, Henry Daniel

Service Number:	1244
Enlisted:	8 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1883
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 14 October 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
17 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 1244, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 1244, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Brisbane
4 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- W Stacey, Costin street off Constance Street, Valley, Brisbane, QLD.

Son of Henry Daniel and Anne Naude of Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Next of kin was given as his brother Frank De Villiers of Cape Town, South Africa.

Commenced return to Australia on 28 June 1919 aboard HT Madras disembarking on 3 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 7 January 1924 Henry married Elizabeth Simpson Vidley in QLD.

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