Henry Haworth HAZELL

HAZELL, Henry Haworth

Service Number: 511
Enlisted: 5 June 1915, at Keswick
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, July 1886
Home Town: Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling: Board school
Occupation: Wood Turner
Died: Died of Wounds, France, 24 July 1916
Cemetery: Calais Southern Cemetery, France
Calais Southern Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

5 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 511, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick
18 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 511, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 511, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 511, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW thigh (compound fracture)

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Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School

HAZELL, Henry Haworth was a Private soldier in World War I and served in the 32nd Battalion. Born July 1886, he was 29 when he enlisted for the army. Henry embarked on the HMAT A2 on the 18th of November 1915.

At the battle of Fromelles on 19 July 1916 Henry was badly wounded in the leg. He died from his wounds on 24 July.

Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Henry was born as Henry Hallworth HAZELL in London in 1886

His parents were William HAZELL & Lucy HALLWORTH who married in England in 1879 (registered in Miles End)