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Harold SHURVEN

Regimental number1090
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address...
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 4"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Shurven, 1 Gray Court, Wright Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 September 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Troopship A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Discharge date31 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT '{ort Sydney', 8 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 2 December 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 31 January 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as SHURWEN.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHURVEN Harold

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