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JOSEPH, Henry Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 26 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mackay State School and Private High School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 January 1978, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane | |
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| 24 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Multiple wounds - GSW chest and abdomen | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
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