Henry Joseph REIDY

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Service Number:	737
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wood Machinist
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 737, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 737, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 737, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
25 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, In the field
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 737, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 737 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Husband of Margaret Jean Reidy of 159 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne. Father of William Henry Reidy and Esther V. Reidy

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victoria Medal

Husband of Margaret Jean Reidy of 159 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne. Father of William Henry Reidy and Esther V. Reidy

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victoria Medal