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GAVENS, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2224 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 3 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Illness, France, 4 January 1919, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery C 19 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide National War Memorial, Anglesea Recreation & Sports Club Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2224, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2224, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 4 Jan 1919: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2224, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2224 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1919-01-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Son of Richard Gavens and Catherine Howell