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Harry NANNESTAD

Regimental number2216
Date of birth14 July 1887
Place of birthPalmerston, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
Address22 Rose Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.10
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Margaret Nannestad, Tivoli Tea Rooms, Auckland, New Zealand
Previous military serviceServed for 7 years in the Manawata Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; left to join the AIF.
Enlistment date24 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 February 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 11 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 December 1918
Discharge date28 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 15 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right buttock and head).

Wounded in action (gun shot wound, left chest), 4 October 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Saxon', 11 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 28 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N105916.
Date of death3 May 1943
SourcesNAA: B2455, NANNESTAD Harry

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