PIERPOINT, James Henry
| Other Name: | Pierpoint, Harold - True name |
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| Service Number: | 2186 |
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Warwick Dungaree March Re-Enactment Plaque |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2186, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2186, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Berry
Harold Pierpoint (12556) was born at Stanthorpe, Qld on 8 Jan 1897; his next of kin was his father, James Pierpoint, of Stanthorpe, Qld. His occupation was carpenter. He enlisted with the Dungarees at Warwick on 14 Nov 1915. He was discharged on 8 Mar 1916 without ever having embarked. He re-enlisted in SYdney on 13 Mar 1916 under the name of his uncle, James Henry Pierpoint, He served in Belgium and France with the 36th Battalion from October 1916 until December 1918. He returned to Australia on the "Orontes" on 20th December 1918 and was discharged due to shell shock on 17 March 1919. He died in july 1970 and is buried in Newcastle, NSW.
Courtesy The Dungarees compiled by Nat McCaughey.
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