HENSTRIDGE, Charles Henry Howard
| Service Number: | 29955 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria,, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Horsham Cemetery, Victoria West Lawn 1, Row J, Grave 16 Service held on 29 July 1974 |
| Memorials: | Geelong City Band Honor Roll, Geelong Operative Painters & Decorators Union of Australasia Sub Branch Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 29955, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Oct 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 29955, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 29955, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , In France | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 29955, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Mark Henstridge and Mary (Polly) Henstridge nee Marshall of Nhill, Victoria. Brother of Maud Mary Henstridge, Harrold Henstridge, John Henstridge, William Henstridge, Andrew Edward Henstridge, Frederick Henstridge, Eliza Marshall Henstridge, Betsy Henstridge and James Bertram Henstridge
Husband of Clara Alberta Henstridge nee Woods of 292 Packington Street, Geelong, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 30 April 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on the 2 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a four year apprenticeship with Arnold and Barnes of Nhill, Victoria