NANKIVELL, Henry
| Service Number: | 3016 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barrow-in-Furness, England, 3 February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, England |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Daours, France, 4 September 1918, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3016, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3016, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3016, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 31 Aug 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3016, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3016 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-04 |
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| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded Lance Corporal, 3016, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, GSW (abdomen) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sergeant HENRY NANKIVELL, of the 43rd Battalion, husband of Mrs. E. M. Nankivell, of Elizabeth-street, Eastwood, died of wounds on September 4. Before enlisting in December, 1916, he was staff-sergeant-Major at Mitcham. He left for the front in the following June. He was 36 years old, and was born and educated in England. He served in the Boer war and wore the King's and Queen's medals, with bars. After the war he went with his regiment, 'The King's Own,' to India. He also gained a medal in the Thibetan mission. He came to Australia seven years ago, and settled in Broken Hill, where he married Eva, third daughter of Mr. Henry Nankivell, of Chapple-street, Broken Hill. He was a singer, and joined the St. Peter's Choir and Broken Hill Quartet Club. After enlisting he was in the Exhibition Concert Party, and sang on the same platform as Miss Hilda Felstead in the streets. He leaves two little cihldren. Two of his brothers are serving in the British army, one is in Broken Hill, and two brothers-in-law are serving with the A.I.F. Sergeant Nankivell was greatly respected by a large circle of friends.
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