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Harry MARSHALL

Regimental number1745
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolSt Ignatius College, Richmond, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
AddressChurch Street, Richmond, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 5.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Marshall, Church Street, Richmond, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 May 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Hanny MARSHALL, 13 Mallison Street, Richmond, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Admitted to No 22 Casualty Clearing Station, Ferry Post, 16 February 1916 (jaundice); transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 17 February 1916 (infective jaundice); discharged to duty, 6 March 1916.

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 1710901: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesRed Cross File No 1710901

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