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STEER, Henry Alick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4980 |
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Enlisted: | 13 June 1917, Bordertown, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia , 1888 |
Home Town: | Hyde Park, South Australia |
Schooling: | Thebarton Public School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Telegraph line repairer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Adelaide Postmaster General's Department WWI Honour Board , Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4980, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Bordertown, SA | |
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22 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 4980, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 4980, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Henry Alick STEER was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1888
His parents were William Henry STEER and Rhoda ROLFE
He had previously served for 3 years in South Australia with the Garrison Artillery before he enlisted in WW1 on 13th June, 1917
Henry married Florence Mabel CRESSWELL in South Australia in 1913