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Henry James Marsh
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 03/10/1896 |
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Place of birth: Wynnum, Queensland, Australia |
General information
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Last known residence: Tingal Rd., Wynnum, Queensland., Australia |
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Profession: Railway Employee |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private Signaller |
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Service number: 3174 |
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Enlistment date: 19/04/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 47th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Dash Crossing, Broodseinde, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 21 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: III. Row: A. Grave: 8. |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Enlistment place | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 5
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), RCDIG1064166). https://www.awm.gov.au Sources used |
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Deayton Craig , Battle Scarred: the 47th Battalion in the First World War (Newport Big Sky publishing Ltd, 2011).156-188. Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, Marsh, Henry James). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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Marsh letter diary, 14 January-2 March 1917 (State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I diaries, MLDOC 2475). https://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/ Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 2018), 129-132. Sources used |
More information 4
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ebd1920e-67bd-4b72-b854-14dc09f438eb |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/463886 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7571797 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=188019 |