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SHELTON, Henry William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1304, V80039 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 12 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Agent |
| Died: | 19 October 1967, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1304, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement 1304, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked 1304, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1304, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1304, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1304, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1304, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 16 January 1919 and discharged as MU (trench fever). |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V80039, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Vic. Aged 51 | |
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| 27 Sep 1939: | Enlisted V80039 | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V80039, Captain of the POW Guard at Murchison POW Camp, Vic. |
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