Regimental number | 3650 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
School | South Melbourne State School No. 1235, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Sharp, 21 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Henry George |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 25.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 3), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Emma SHARP, 10 Eldridge Street, Footscray, Victoria. Native of South Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 24th Bn, 14 March 1916. Transferred to and taken on stregth of 60th Bn, Ferry Post. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916, and admitted to 8th Field Ambulance. Died of wounds, 21 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHARP Henry George Kellor
Red Cross File No 2470102 |