Harry Edward DEBENHAM

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Service Number:	3080
Enlisted:	1 August 1915, Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Greymouth, New Zealand, 1890
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Grey District High School New Zealand, Manaro Grammar School Cooma
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooma St. Paul's Anglican Church Lynch Gate, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

1 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3080, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3080, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3080, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 3080, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3080 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16

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Son of Fredrick William and Jessie Debenham, of 14, Paketalie St., Greymouth, New Zealand.

Private H. E. Debenham (killed) was very fond of outdoor sport, especially tennis. He was secretary of the Culverden Tennis Club.