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PLEASANCE, Edwin Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1119 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Wesley Collegians Honour Roll, Parkville College of Pharmacy Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1119, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1119, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Harold's WW1 service summary
Harold service commenced
May 1915 - departure from Port Melbourne
June July 1915 Training Egypt
Late Aug 1915 Gallipoli
Dec 1915 One of the last to depart Gallipoli
April 1916 France - Front
July 1916 Over the top injury
Dec 1916 Redeploy to the front
Mar 1917 Severely injured scalded foot and other illness
July 1917 Redeployed to the Front
Sep 1917 Shrapnel injury to the leg Medical evac to England
Apr 1918 Redeployed to France
Jun 1918 Another wound (first aid)
Aug 1918 Killed in action St Quentin Stretcher Bearer
Submitted 9 March 2026 by David Pleasance