Henry Arthur FLEISCHMANN DCM

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FLEISCHMANN, Henry Arthur

Service Number:	55
Enlisted:	29 September 1914, Aged 27 years 7 months Born in Laidley Farmer Next of Kin: Widowed Mother, Harriet FLEISCHMANN who lived at Thornton, Qld but was visiting family in Warwickshire, England when Henry enlisted
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Field Ambulance
Born:	Laidley, Queensland, Australia, 27 February 1887
Home Town:	Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Thornton State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 21 June 1918, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laidley Memorial Park Gates, Laidley War Memorial

29 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 55, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Aged 27 years 7 months Born in Laidley Farmer Next of Kin: Widowed Mother, Harriet FLEISCHMANN who lived at Thornton, Qld but was visiting family in Warwickshire, England when Henry enlisted
21 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 55, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 55, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
31 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Serving at the Australian General Hospital, Ras El Tin, Alexandria, Egypt
28 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Sent to Parkhouse Training Depot near Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
13 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Field Ambulance, Joined in the field, France
25 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 55, 14th Field Ambulance, Wounds to head and knee from shelling. Treated at 2nd Can Casualty Clearing Station and then sent to Queen Mary's Military Hospital, Whalley, Lancashire
5 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 55, 14th Field Ambulance, Treated at Queen Mary's Military Hospital, Whalley, Lancashire.
31 Oct 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He worked for five days, continually under heavy fire, steadying and encouraging his men by his cheerful example. When he and four others were wounded by a shell, he attended to the others at once, and brought them back to the dressing station, in spite of his severe wounds He has shown conspicuous gallantry on many other occasions." Location unclear, possibly near Bullecourt.
1 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 55, 14th Field Ambulance, Rejoined his unit in the field, France
21 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 55, 14th Field Ambulance, Died from his wounds following a shrapnel wound to his head.
21 Jun 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 55, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 55 awm_unit: 14th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-21

Biography contributed by Lenore Hyde

Henry Arthur Fleischmann was born 14 days after the death of his father, Henry Fleischmann on 13 February, 1887. His mother, Harriet had married Henry Fleischmann on 17 October, 1883 following the death of her first husband, Alfred Doorey who was killed in an accident at his sawmill at Mount Mistake in 1881. Henry Fleischmann was working at the sawmill at the time and stayed on to help Harriet run the successful business. Henry Arthur had a sister Harriet Mary 2 years older than him and a half sister, Edith Doorey who was 9 years older. The Mount Mistake/Thornton area of the Lockyer Valley is situated at the head of Laidley Creek and is rich farming and timber country. Henry Arthur attended Thornton State School and then helped support his mother and sisters by farming after his mother sold the sawmill. Henry Arthur's father, Henry was the son of early German immigrants who settled in Ipswich, Qld and established a successful business and were highly respected in the community.

Sourced from Ancestry.com, Qld BDM, Trove Newspapers

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