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BLACK, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1800 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1866 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boiler makers assistant |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 November 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1800, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1800, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 24th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit (frost bite and rheumatism). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
NB: There are discrepancies in Pte Black's ages noted at enlistment (stated as aged 43 in 1915 - or was he really 49?), and on his headstone (aged 80 in 1946).
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