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DEAN, Harold Lewis
| Service Numbers: | 2064, 2064A |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, Australia, April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher's assistant |
| Died: | 22 July 1977, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2064, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2064, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2064, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 30 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2064A, 39th Infantry Battalion, GSW right leg | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2064A, 39th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW head | |
| 25 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2064A, 39th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW left leg, gas blinding in eye | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2064A, 39th Infantry Battalion |
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Harold Lewis Dean was born at Unley, South Australia in April 1898. Harold’s religion was the church of Christ. His job was a butcher’s assistant, who would cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments. His next of kin was his mother, Sarah Dean.
Harold Lewis Dean's date was 30 June 1916. His rank on the enlistment was private. The unit he proceeded to joined was the 43rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement on the 11/11/1916. The ship he embarked on was the Princess Clementine Cargo Ship and proceeded overseas to France.
In early 1917, soon after arriving in England, Harold transferred to the 39th Battalion. He was twice wounded in action in 1917: first on 30th April in the right leg, and then on 12th October at Passchendaele, when he was wounded in the head. He was hospitalised with influenza in late June 1918 and then badly wounded for the third time on 25th August 1918. On this occasion he was wounded in the left leg and also suffered gas poisoning. He embarked for Australia on 18th January 1919.
Harold died on the 22th of July 1977, and was cremated. His ashes were interred at Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia, Australia.
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