Regimental number | 3617 |
Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales |
True Name | DUKE, Henry Shillington |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Bradshaws Creek, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40.7 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R A Duke, Bradshaws Creek, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Scottsdale, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Takada', 24 December 1918; disembarked, 11 February 1919, awaiting onward transport to Tasmania; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, abdomen), Hobart, 7 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 48 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUKE Henry |