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Herbert Henry JOLLY

Regimental number51815
Date of birth30 May 1896
Place of birthYorketown, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressYorketown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.9
Height6' 0"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, F Jolly, Murat Bay, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 February 1918
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameSouth Australian Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 1 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date25 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 25 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 December 1986
Age at death90
Place of burialKaroonda Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, JOLLY Herbert Henry

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