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BABER, Henry John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 984 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
| Born: | Bristol, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Tighes Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steel Bridge Builder |
| Died: | Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tighe's Hill Public School HR, Tighes's Hill Methodist Church Honour Roll, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 984, 4th Field Ambulance | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 984, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 984, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli, For conspicuous gallantry under fire. Landed at GALLIPOLI on 26th April, 1915 and remained on duty until evacuation in December, 1915. | |
| 1 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 984, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
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Son of Sidmun and Charlotte Grace BABER
Military Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry under fire. Landed at GALLIPOLI on 26th April, 1915 and remained on duty until evacuation in December, 1915.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
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