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Harold Eustace SEXTON

Date of birth14 May 1888
Place of birthNorwood, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk in holy orders
AddressNorth Croydon, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 7.5"
Weight173 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Sexton, Thomas Street, North Croydon, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateReturned to Australia 22 December 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll.
Discharge date19 March 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 16 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917.

Marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 3 March 1916.

From 'Voyage only' status is appointed for continuous service, 26 April 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 30 July 1917; attached to 39th Bn, 12 August 1917.

Attached for duty to 11th Brigade Headquarters, 31 December 1917.

On leave to England, 15 February 1918; rejoined 11th Brigade HQ from leave, 4 March 1918.

Admitted to 10th Australian Fiekld Ambulance, 20 June 1918 (varicose ulcer, right leg), and transferred same day to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to 4th Army Convalescent Depot, 25 June 1918.

Attached for duty to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 9 July 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 11 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 28 September 1918.

Appointed chaplain (3rd Class), 20 November 1918; Chaplain (4th Class), 20 November 1918.

Disembarked England from France, 21 April 1919.

Granted leave with pay and subs., 7 May-2 November 1919 (Non-Military Employment, to study theology, Keble College, Oxford).

Granted leave, 3-17 November 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 22 December 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 2 February 1920; discharged (appointment terminated), 19 March 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SEXTON Harold Eustace

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