Henry Samuel SAWYER

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Service Number:	5801
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1 December 1949, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Registered under the name of Henry James Samuel Verner. Church of England area, Row Z, Grave 576.
Memorials:	Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 5801, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 5801, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 5801, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
12 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
1 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Field Artillery Brigade
22 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to effort syndrome

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Served under the name of Henry Samuel Sawyer.

Born as Henry Samual James Verner. Tended to swap between both identities as the whim took.

Son of Henry James Samuel Verner and Mary Ann Verner nee Barnes of 'Lyndon', Horace Street, Malvern, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 27 September 1918 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 17 November 1918 at Fremantle, WA for onward travel to Melbourne

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

During 1924c Henry married Dorothy Maud Espie in Victoria.