Henry Alfred (Harry) VOIGT

VOIGT, Henry Alfred

Service Number: 5472
Enlisted: 12 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Mitcham, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town: Mitcham, Whitehorse, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Balwyn, Victoria, Australia, 1924, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Nar Nar Goon Commercial Bank of Australia Limited WW1 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

12 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5472, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 5472, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 5472, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
22 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5472, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm
15 Aug 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5472, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Samuel Frederick Voigt and Bertha Johanna Voigt of 'Ewelme', Mitcham Road, Mitcham, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1918 aboard HT Kenilworth Castle then transhipped to HT Field Marshall at Durban on 28 April 1918 disembarking on 22 May 1918 at Melbourne.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1922c Harry married Elsie Helen Pillar in Victoria