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Harry Vincent HALLETT

Regimental number2670
Date of birth1 September 1895
Place of birthThalaba, via Dungog, New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationDairyman
AddressAlison, Dungog, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 9"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Alice Cluley, Alison PO, Alison, Dungog, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 May 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Discharge date3 July 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 876 Pte Leslie James HALLETT, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked for France from Folkestone, Kent, per 'Princess Henrietta', 31 December 1916. Wounded in action, 2 April 1917; right leg amputated, 3 May 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 1 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 3 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

After the war he undertook a repatriation course as a milk tester at Hawkesbury Agricultural College; worked as a milk tester and grader at Dungog Butter Factory, and subsequently bought a number of farms (dairy and vegetable).
Date of death6 June 1976
Age at death80
Place of burialBeresfield Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HALLETT Harry Vincent

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