MACHEN H.
Given Names: Harry
Service Number: 2100
Unit: 29th Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 32 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Labourer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 2¼ In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 32½-34½ In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Sallow
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 3/8/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs A Machen
, Hobart, Tasmania
Embarkation Date: 18/2/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Port Denison
Embarked: 25/3/1919
Disembarked: 10/5/1919
Unit: 29th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 13/7/1919
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 35859
Victory Medal: 35578
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 4/6/1884
Place: Launceston, Tasmania
Father:
Mother:
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
DEATH
Date or Year:
Place: ,
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Prisoner of war & wounded in action
2/9/1916; gun shot wound, back; repatriated to England on 30/12/1918
30/12/1918; on POW report gave next of kin as Mrs S Stoker, 6 Darby Street, Kew
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS