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Henry Charles MAILEY

Regimental number1964
Place of birthWaterloo, New South Wales
SchoolWaterloo Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBottle packer
AddressAlma Portman Street, Zetland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Mailey, Alma Portman Street, Zetland, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe had to undergo a serious operation before allowed to join up.
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1916
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRailway Dugouts Burial Ground (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No. 32) (Transport Farm), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
83
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jane MAILEY, 'Gee Bung', Wooloowaie Road, Burrancer Bay, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsFive cousins killed in action and a cousin who gained the D.C.M.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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