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REES, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3752 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 4 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Broken Hill Public School |
| Occupation: | Trucker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 August 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill St. Andrews Church Honour Roll, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3752, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3752, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3752, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3752, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3752 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3752 Private Harry Rees, 48th Battalion from Broken Hill, NSW. A 22 year old trucker prior to enlistment on 23 August 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 12th Reinforcements of the 16th Battalion from Adelaide on 2 December 1915 aboard RMS Malwa. On arrival in Egypt, he transferred to the 48th Battalion and then deployed with them to the Western Front where he was killed in action at Pozieres, France on 6 August 1916. Pte Rees is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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