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Jud Harris HUMBERTA

Regimental number16053
Place of birthManchester, England
ReligionJewish
OccupationSalesman
AddressRandwick, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 11"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinBrother, I H Humberta, Pine Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameStaff for No.1 Hospital Ship 'Karoola'
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/104/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 5 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 30925 Gunner Abe Harris HUMBERTA, 4th Division Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 31 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 8 August 1918 (gun shot wound, left leg); leg amputated at ankle, 13 August 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 19 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 27 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 January 1979
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUMBERTA Jud Harris

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