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HAIGH, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4805 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Leeds, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 10 January 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens, Garden U, Site 0006 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4805, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4805, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4805, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 11th battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Imprisoned Captured at Mouquet Farm while slightly wounded and interned in Numberg, Germany | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4805, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Haigh and Sarah A. Haigh of Leeds, England
Next of kin given as his brother William Haigh
Returned to Australia on 23 May 1919 aboard HT Khyber
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Sydney married Eva R. Ebery in Perth, WA
Residential address at the time of death was Shenton Park, WA