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Henry James TROUSDELL

Regimental number4376
Place of birthToowoomba, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Helen Trousdell, Goombungee, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 July 1916
Place of enlistmentBarraba, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4367
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Discharge date25 May 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Brisbane, 17 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 30 January 1917, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 May 1917; taken on strength, 15th Bn, in the field, 30 May 1917.

Wounded in action, 27 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left buttock and genitals); admitted to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, 30 September 1917; transferred to England, 4 October 1917, and admitted to Bath War Hospital, 6 October 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 14 November 1917; discharged on furlough, 19 December 1917, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 2 January 1918.

Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 January 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; disembarked Sydney, 15 April 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, Brisbane, 25 May 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsTrade or calling: 'Bush worker and well used to horses'
Date of death18 July 1970
Age at death87
Place of burialMeringandan Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, TROUSDELL Henry James

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