INGATE, Harry Charles
| Service Numbers: | 2729, 5729 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beccles, Yarmouth, Suffolk, England, 4 April 1879 |
| Home Town: | Midland Junction, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailmaker |
| Died: | Hyrocephaens Following Cerebro Spinal Fever, Sydney Hall Military Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, France, 4 February 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 2726 In The Midst Of Life We Are In Death His Loving Wife And Family, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland Church of The Ascension Honour Roll, Midland Junction Municipality Roll of Honour (Large), Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5729, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5729, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 5729, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5729 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 4th February…… Pte Harry Charles Ingate was born at Beccles, Yarmouth, Suffolk, England on 8th April, 1879.
Harry’s mother – Anna Ingate died in 1895 in the district of Wangford, Suffolk, England.
H. Ingate, Able Seaman, born Great Yarmouth, was listed on the New South Wales Registers of Seamen. His date of entry was listed as 15th June, 1907.
From 27th August, 1912 Harry Ingate was employed by Western Australian Great Railways as a Tarp Maker at Midland Junction.
Harry C. Ingate married Julia McClure on 11th January, 1913 in the registration district of Fremantle, Western Australia. Julia McClure had a son William McClure who was born in 1906 in Scotland.
Thomas Garwood Ingate, son of Harry & Julia Ingate, was born on 25th October, 1913 at Midland Junction, Western Australia.
Harry Charles Ingate, son of Harry & Julia Ingate, was born on 13th December, 1915 at Midland Junction, Western Australia.
On 11th March, 1916 the Western Australian Great Railway granted Harry Ingate Leave to serve in the Australian Imperial Force.
Harry Ingate enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 9th March, 1916 as a 36 year old, married, Sailmaker from Newcastle Road, Midland Junction, Western Australia.
Private Harry Ingate, Service number 5729, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Ajana (A31) on 15th July, 1916 with the 11th Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 1st September, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
He was taken on strength of 3rd Training Battalion on 1st September, 1916 & was transferred to 44th Battalion on 23rd September, 1916 from 11th Battalion.
A Medical Report was completed on Private Harry Ingate on 6th October, 1916 at Larkhill – Camp No. 13, Wiltshire, England. His disability was listed as Neurasthenia which had originated 5 years ago at Midland Junction, Western Australia. “States that 5 years ago had an attack of kidney disease & since then has been troubled with nerves. He is extremely nervous & has marked tremors of fingers & tongue & does not sleep well…” The cause of the disease was reported to be due to a previous attack of nephritis – not due to Military Service. Private Ingate’s present condition was listed as “Thin, pale & nervous. Constant tremors of limbs when at rest. Rapid cardiac action.” The Medical Officer in charge of the case recommended that Private Harry Ingate be discharged as permanently unfit. The Medical Board made a Finding on 13th October, 1916 that Private Harry Ingate was permanently unfit for General Service & Home Service & was medically classified as C iii.
Private Harry Ingate was struck off strength (Medically Boarded) on 11th October, 1916. He was transferred from Larkhill, Wiltshire to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth, Dorset, England on 25th October, 1916.
On 9th November, 1916 Private Ingate was admitted to Boro Isolation Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset, England with Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. He was reported to be dangerously ill on 9th November, 1916. Private Ingate was transferred to Princess Christian Hospital at Weymouth on 30th January, 1917 then transferred & admitted to Weymouth Military Hospital on 30th January, 1917.
Colonel H. C. Maudsley made the following report on Private Ingate on 31st January, 1917: “Mental enfeeblement. Mental depression. Loss of memory. Incoherence. Unequal pupils. Permanently unfit for all military service. Service has activated the present attack.”
Private Harry Ingate died at 7.40 pm on 4th February, 1917 at Sydney Hall Military Hospital, Weymouth, Dorset, England from Hyrocephaens following Cerebro Spinal Fever.
He was buried in Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Weymouth, Dorset, England where 82 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h-l.html
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