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MACKERETH, Henry Thomas
| Service Number: | 1009 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1009, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1009, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1009 |
Henry Thomas Mackereth
Name: Henry Thomas Mackereth
Service Number: 1009
Place of Birth: Freeling
Date of Birth: 30 November 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 5 January 1915
Age at Enlistment: 23 years 1 month
Next of Kin: Father – Henry Thomas Mackereth
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private 9
th Light Horse
Henry was the youngest son of Henry and Elisabeth Mackereth [nee
Stephens]. Henry fought at Gallipoli where he sustained a gunshot wound to
the right arm on 28 August 1915. After receiving treatment at Mudros he was
sent to the Military Hospital in London and was able to rejoin his unit on 27
April 1916. Henry served in Egypt for the vast majority of the war. He was
promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal on 17 November 1917 and made a
Corporal on 1 January 1919, after which he returned to Australia on the H.T.
Oxfordshire on 10 July, disembarked on 10 August and was discharged on 10
October.
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins
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