Henry Victor HEDGER MID

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HEDGER, Henry Victor

Service Number:	6125
Enlisted:	16 April 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	1st Australian Army Service Corps Company
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 May 1894
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of Illness (Malaria), Alexandria, Egypt, 25 November 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6125, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, Sydney, New South Wales
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6125, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6125, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Medic, Sydney
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Camel Corps
4 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Camel Corps
25 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6125, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6125 awm_unit: Australian Army Service Corps awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-11-25

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Biography

"HEDGER.— Died of malarial fever, in Palestine, Company Sergeant-major Henry Victor Hedger (Anzac), enlisted March, 1915, died November 25, 1918, aged 23 years, the dearly loved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hedger, of Spofforth-street, Cremorne.

Loved by all who knew him and died as God willed it — a hero. Inserted by his sorrowing parents, sisters, and brothers." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 05 Dec 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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