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HAIG, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2342 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 26 May 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church of England area, Row CB, Grave 148. Interred on 27 My 1960 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2342, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2342, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2342, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2342, 40th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 5 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2342, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Ruby Haig of Bathurst Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestshire disembarking on 20 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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