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HAVERLAND, Seymour August George
| Service Number: | 26174 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | North Adelaide, SA, 11 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Gawler, SA, 26 May 1964, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance Path 27, Grave 873 Licence expires on 28 May 2024 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, North Adelaide Baptist Church Honour Roll, North Adelaide Public School Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26174, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26174, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 26174 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 26174 |
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Married Hannah Mable Griffen on 1 August 1918 in the Church of England, Licehoe, UK
Biography contributed
From Adelaide High School Magazine, Christmas 1916, p 11-15
Extract of letter from Corporal S. Haverland, 4th/24th Howitzer Brigade, A.I.F.
"The country surrounding the camp is composed of hills which are covered with green
fields, which are marked off in plots by hedges of hawthorn and blackberry bushes.
"We have had our four days in London, and had a very enjoyable time indeed. I went all;
over the Tower of London, and saw the room where the two princes were murdered, and saw
the staircase where they were thrown down to the dungeons, wher alter they were found by a
monk.
"The most marvelous of all things is the tube railways; one can get in at Piccadilly
Circus and travel all over London by these trains. There are two or three that travel under the
bed of the Thames.
" I would just like to say here thAt we have with us Sergeant D. Hicks and Gunner L.
Von Bertouch, both old school boys.
"We are all installed in huts, and they are very convenient in cold weathrer, as we
have a little stove to warm up the room on the cold nights."