YORK, Harold William
| Service Numbers: | 4286, 4286A |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Served for 5 years Compulsory Military Training, 16th Bn, at Waratah, New South Wales; temporarily exempt on account of being physically unfit. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 21 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Waratah West, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers School, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Waratah Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4286, 4th Infantry Battalion, Served for 5 years Compulsory Military Training, 16th Bn, at Waratah, New South Wales; temporarily exempt on account of being physically unfit. | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4286, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4286, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 4286A, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4286A awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
105 years ago today, on the 23rd July 1916, Private Harold William York, 2nd Battalion (Reg No-4286A), labourer from Alfred Street, Waratah, New South Wales, was Killed in Action at the Battle of Pozieres, France, age 19 Years 9 Months.
No Roll of Honour circular submitted.
Born at Muswellbrook, New South Wales on the 21st October 1896 to William Henry (died 1948) and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Florence (died 1951) York of 31 Marguerite Street, Mayfield East, New South Wales and Tudor Street, Hamilton, N.S.W. and 4 Greaves Street, Mayfield East, N.S.W., Harold enlisted August 1915 with the 4th Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Mr. York’s name has been inscribed on the Waratah Park Memorial Gates (photos, unveiled on the 23rd February 1921, 68 names originally inscribed, 70 names now inscribed of the Fallen), Waratah & Mayfield Roll of Honour and the St. Mary's-Marist Bros' School (Newcastle) Honour Roll.
Waratah/Mayfield Memorial Service to Fallen.
The supreme sacrifice of Harold during The Great War has been inscribed on his parent’s headstone. CATHOLIC 2-56. 20.
Lest We Forget.
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