SWEETAPPLE, Harold Algar
| Service Numbers: | 94664, NX122683 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 25 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Edgecliff, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newcastle High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Medical Student |
| Died: | at home in Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia, 2 August 1947, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 2 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 94664, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
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| 23 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
| 11 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 94664, Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX122683 | |
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| 19 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX122683 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement NX122683 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
A.I.F. 115 Gen. Hospital.
Australian Army Medical Corps
Son of William Deane Sweetapple and Agatha Isobel Sweetapple; husband of Agnes Theodore Sweetapple, of Double Bay. M.B., Ch.M. (Sydney), F.R.C.S. (Edin.), M.Ch. Orth. (Liverpool). (Cremated, Sydney (Northern Suburbs) Crematorium.).
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Capt Harold Algar SWEETAPLE,
Regimental Number: 94664
Unit Name: Australian Medical Corps.
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Medical Student
Address: Bank of NSW, Singleton, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 19 years and 11 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 20 September, 1918, Sydney, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, William Dean Sweetapple, Bank of NSW, Singleton, NSW. Then Bank of NSW, Newcastle, NSW.
Rank on Enlistment: Private
War Service/Promotions: Admitted as a Private 23 September 1918. Demobilised 18 November 1918. He was appointed a Captain in the Australian Medical Corps on 23 December 1918. This appointment was terminated 11 March 1919, with no overseas service. Harold also served as a Major with the Australian Army in World War II and his service number was NX122683(N393379).
Fate: He married Agnes Theodora Burkitt, 21 February, 1927, St James' Church, King Street, Sydney, NSW.
Place of Death: 2 August 1947, at his home in Edgecliff, NSW.
Place of Cremation: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Newcastle High School Honour Roll, 1914-1918
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