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CHILDS, Henry
| Service Number: | 2386 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Glencoe Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2386, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2386, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2386, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Henry Childs
Name: Henry Childs
Service Number: 2386
Place of Birth: Balhannah
Date of Birth 17 September 1894
Place of Enlistment: Mount Gambier
Date of Enlistment: 3 April 1916
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Ethel May Childs
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Lance Corporal
Henry joined the 27th Battalion and embarked the Commonwealth in Sydney on 19 September 1916, reaching Plymouth, England on 14 November. His unit went to France, where on 5 February 1917 he was promoted to Lance Corporal. Henry was severely wounded in the leg during action in France on 22 May 1918. The severity of his wound necessitated him being invalided to England for further treatment a week later. Henry left England on the Ascanius on 9 February, reaching Australia on 21 March and was discharged on 5 May.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
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