PANTLIN, Henry Thomas
| Service Numbers: | Depot, 2632 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1916, Bathurst |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, August 1874 |
| Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Acute Bronchitis, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 11 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Buried on 16 February, 1917 at Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire – Plot number 195 and has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone. , Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Depot, Depot Battalion , Bathurst | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2632, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, Depot, Depot Battalion , Unlikely to become an efficient soldier, Bathurst NSW | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2632, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2632, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Private Henry Thomas Pantlin died at 7.45 p.m. on 11 February 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital from Acute Bronchitis, age 43.
His son, 2967 Private William Reeves Pantlin 20th Battalion AIF was killed in action nearly three months later, at Bullecourt 3 May 1917 having just reached the age of 17.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 11th February........I thought previous posts I had made were bad days but today is worse - 6 WW1 Australian Soldiers died in England on this date in 1917....
Private Henry Thomas Pantlin was born in 1874 & re-enlisted in the A.I.F. as a 42 year old Widower Labourer from Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
Private Pantlin arrived in England on HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9th January, 1917 with the 5th Reinforcements of 37th Battalion. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 8th February, 1917 but sadly died at 7.45 p.m. on 11th February, 1917 from Acute Bronchitis.
ALL SIX AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS were buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where there are a total of 141 Australian WW Soldiers.
Privates Hinchcliffe, Ley & Wheatley were buried in 15th February, 1917 & Privates Lane, McElhenney & Pantlin were buried on 16th February. His full story can be found here....
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/me---q.html
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