BUNYAN, Harry
| Service Number: | 82 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 31 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 82, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 82, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 82, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 82, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 82, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 82 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...82 Trooper Harry Bunyan, 12th Light Horse Regiment, of Bodangora, via Wellington, NSW. Tpr Bunyan, a labourer before enlisting on 23 January 1915 at the age of 17 years and three months, embarked from Sydney on HMAT Suevic with A Squadron on 13 June 1915. He was absorbed into the 1st Light Horse Regiment on Gallipoli on 29 August 1915, rejoining the 12th Light Horse Regiment on 22 December 1915 after the evacuation. He was killed in action at Beersheba on 31 October 1917, being shot while taking prisoners who had surrendered. He was posthumously awarded the Military Medal for his 'gallantry and devotion to duty' during the taking of Beersheba." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From In Memory Of
In Memory Of Trooper Harry Bunyan, 12th Light Horse Regiment, of Bodangora, via Wellington, NSW.
Trooper Bunyan, a labourer before enlisting on the 23rd of January 1915 at the age of 17 years and three months, embarked from Sydney on HMAT Suevic with A Squadron on the 13th of June 1915.
He was absorbed into the 1st Light Horse Regiment on Gallipoli on the 29th of August 1915, re-joining the 12th Light Horse Regiment on the 22nd of December 1915 after the evacuation.
Trooper Bunyan was killed in action at Beersheba on the 31st of October 1917, being shot while taking prisoners who had surrendered.
He was recommended for the Military Medal for his ‘gallantry and devotion to duty' during the taking of Beersheba.
Trooper Bunyan is buried in the Beersheba Military Cemetery, Israel.
Lest We Forget.
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