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PAULIG, Henry Julius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 246 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, An original of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 246, 8th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 246, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 246, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Probably wounded in action 8 May 1915, at Krithia, where his brother Albert James Paulig was killed in action on the same day. Henry Paulig was taken on board the hospital ship “Guildford Castle” and he died of wounds between Gallipoli and Alexandria, 14 May 1915. He was buried at sea by Chaplain R. Primrose.
"He was a prominent member of the Ballarat Ironworkers' Association, Ballarat Rowing Club, and the Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium, and was a fine, strapping young fellow" The Evening Echo (Ballarat) 27 May 1915.
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