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EASTHAM, Herbert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3564 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Illness - Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 30 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Australian Sector, Grave 84 Rev. A.F. Bladen officiated , Harefield (St Mary) Churchyard, Harefield, Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial, Malmsbury School No 1408 Honor Roll, Malmsbury War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3564, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3564, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3564, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Eastham of Malmsbury, Victoria
Husband of Caatherine May Eastham of 95 Langridge Street, Collingwood, Victoria; later of George Street, Echuca, NSW
22 June 1918 - he was congratulated by Corps Commander for his gallant action on the16 May 1918 when his courage and presence of mind in seizinghis grit a man wose clothes had caught on fire and by doing so smothered the fire and pevented the man b=from being burnt
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal