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SHARROCK, Henry William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3662 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 November 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery |
| Born: | Gulgong, NSW, 28 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Home Rule, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 July 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Le Peuplier Military Cemetery Le Peuplier Military Cemetery, Caestre, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong District Soliders Memorial, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1916: | Enlisted Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3662, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3662, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 3662, 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3662 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-07-21 |
Personal Stories
Marriage
While on a social visit to Yorkshire with a friend he met Elsie Spence and in early 1918 they were married. And even though Henry wouldn’t see the end of the war - dying on July 21, 1918 – his new wife was pregnant with Henry ‘Harry’ William Sharrock, who was born just six days after the signing of the Armistice.
Submitted 30 April 2020 by Christine Riding
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