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MCCOURT, Henry
| Service Number: | 3679 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millicent .South Australia, 17 June 1881 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Millicent South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Millicent South Australia, 1 September 1942, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Millicent Cemetery, S.A. Sect B Plot 7 Is buried with his Brother John |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3679 | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3679, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3679, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3679, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3679, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3679, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3679, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Military History
Henry McCOURT joined the AIF in Millicent on 30.03.1916 and was stationed at Torrens Island Quarantine Station for several months. On 7th December he joined B Company, 5th Pioneer Battalion and embarked from Adelaide for Overseas on 10th March on H.M.A.T. “Seang Bee”.
On arrival in Fovant England on 02.05.17 he was transferred to 27th Battalion and from there went to France and Belgium.
On 24.06.18 he returned to England and on 11.10.18 returned to Australia for Medical Discharge (Epilepsy) on H.M.A.T ‘Medic”.
Henry had three brothers that also served in WW1
Thomas Leo McCourt, John McCourt and Richard McCourt.
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