Regimental number | 2165 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Dart, 14 Gladstone Avenue, Woodgreen, London, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Corps Cyclists' Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 16 April 1916. Transferred to 4th Division Cyclists, Serapeum, 27 April, 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 8 June 1916. Transferred to 1st Anzac Army Corps Cyclists' Battalion Details, 9 July 1916. On leave (France), 16-28 October 1917; England, 8-24 October 1918. Married Lena BLANCHFIELD, St James Church of England Church, Birkenhead, 12 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ormonde', 15 November 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 26 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 17 April 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Warrnambool Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DART Henry Francis William |