SEELEY, Harold George
Service Number: | 416 |
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Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria He later asked for rank to be reduced back to Private which he was holding when killed |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Prahran, Victoria |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row C, Grave 4 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly beloved son of Mrs. & the late E. Seeley of Windsor, Victoria, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 416, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria He later asked for rank to be reduced back to Private which he was holding when killed | |
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21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 416, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 416, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 416, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 416 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Elijah and Annie Seeley of 31 Gladstone Street, Windsor, Victoria
Reduced his rank to Private
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces Victorian Rifles 51st Regiment with the rank of Corporal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Elijah and Annie Seeley of 31 Gladstone Street, Windsor, Victoria
Reduced his rank to Private
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces Victorian Rifles 51st Regiment with the rank of Corporal