Henry John SANDY

SANDY, Henry John

    Service Number: 1351
    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
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1351, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    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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    Biography 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

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