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SANDY, Henry John
Service Number: | 1351 |
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Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Reading, Berkshire, England, 1891 |
Home Town: | Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Luhan North Board School, Brixton, London, England |
Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the head, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 24 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 60, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1351, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 1351, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 1351, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 22 years
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Conway', Ingram Street, Kensington, NSW
Son of George John and Mina Sandy of 78 Hugh Street, Pimlico, London, England. Brother of George Frederick Henry Sandy who was killed in action on 7 August 1915 while serving with the 10th Light Horse Regiment
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal