Joshua Henry (Joe) SHARROCK

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SHARROCK, Joshua Henry

Service Number:	7079
Enlisted:	15 November 1916, Warrnambool, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glen Path, Hawkesdale, Victoria, Australia, 9 November 1880
Home Town:	Hawkesdale, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	Hawkesdale State School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 26 September 1917, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXVI, Row D, Grave No. 3A
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7079, 6th Infantry Battalion, Warrnambool, Vic.
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7079, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7079, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Joseph and Elizabeth SHARROCK, 'Glencott,' Hawkesdale, Victoria

SHARROCK—In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Joshua Henry Sharrock, who died of gunshot wounds at the St. John's Hospital, Estaples, France, on the 26th day of September, 1917.
Under the, flag with the five starred
cross,
The pride of the southern sea:
He laid down his life in the deadly
strife,
To keep Australia free.
—(Inserted by Joseph and Albert E. Sharrock).

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