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SOMMERVILLE, Harry George (Henry George)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 466 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Diphtheria, Egypt, 18 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 333 Headstone inscription reads: At eventime it shall be light through pain to peace my hero, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 466, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 466, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 466, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as Henry George Sommerville
Son of Henry George Sommerville and Ellen Sommerville nee McColl of 96 Wellington Street, St Kilda, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a 5 year apprenticeship with A. Chiscold of South Melbourne, Victoria