BEZER, Henry James
| Service Number: | 28053 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Taralga, New South Wales, Australia, 5 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Taralga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Woowin School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Classer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Originally buried Chipilly Cemetry, France on 22 Aug 1918. Then re-interred at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France - Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 5 on 29 Aug 1918 , Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Cote 80 French National Cemetery, Etinehem, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Loyal Taralga M.U.I.O.O.F. No 325 Roll of Honour, Taralga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 28053, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 28053, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 17 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 28053, 107th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery, Transferred to 107th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery as part of the 7th Field Artillery Brigade, 3rd Division | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 28053, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 28053 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-22 |
Henry - Villers-Brettoneux
Burial on 22 Aug 1918 at Chipilly Cemetry, Vaux Sur Somme, Northern France. According to records Henry was first buried at Chipilly with two other men, and then later moved to Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery.
Burial on 29 Aug 1918 Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy, France - Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 5
Submitted 31 July 2015 by Kathie Bezer
Henry James Bezer
Parents - Alfred John Ernest Bezer (Jack) and Helena Mullins
Henry was the only surviving child of Jack, the lone teacher at Woowin school (NSW) for 30 years, and his wife.
Henry's sister, Phyllis had passed away as a young infant when the family all contracted the measles. Jack was an active member in conscripting men for the war effort.
Henry was a farmhand before enlistment.
Military from 25 Oct 1916
Age: 18
Embarked for service aboard HMS Ascanius
Death on 22 Aug 1918, aged 20
Mallard Valley, Northern France;
Henry was working the guns (he was a Gunner), when he was struck by an enemy shell. Henry was between 5'10 and 6', weighed 13 st, hair fair to brown hair, fair complexion and it was said he "was a happy chap well liked by everyone."
After Henry's death, his father Jack was heartbroken and resigned as a teacher. Then in 1919 Jack travelled to France to go looking for Henry's grave at Villers-Brettenoux.
Submitted 31 July 2015 by Kathie Bezer
Biography
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