BOTTEN, Harry James
| Service Number: | 5040 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hastings, Sussex., 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | London County Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium, France, 7 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen INSCRIPTION DEARLY LOVED ONLY SON SADLY MISSED BY HIS FATHER AND MOTHER Block P, Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 1B, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5040, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5040, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5040, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5040 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1897 Botten Harry James E Hastings 2b 19.
3rd Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 20 and the son of Thomas Harry and Arabella Botten, of "Hastings," Platform St., Lidcombe, New South Wales, and sometime of 56 Arthur Street, Ashfield, New South Wales.
Age on arrival in Australia 13
Enlistment date 16 December 1915;Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 3 January 1916.
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 3rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/20/3
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916.
Age at embarkation 18
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
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