Henry Alexander Charles (Harry) MEAD

MEAD, Henry Alexander Charles

Service Numbers: 2554, 2554A
Enlisted: 21 August 1915, Perth
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: York, Western Australia, Australia, 22 August 1892
Home Town: Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling: Leederville Pblic School, Western Australia
Occupation: Civil Servant
Died: Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2554, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth
2 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2554, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
3 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
5 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
8 Jun 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2554A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm
Date unknown: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2554A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John Harry Mead, of 87, Salisbury St., Subiaco, Western Australia