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Henry George EMBLIDGE

Regimental number2166
Place of birthWicklow, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressSmall Street, Teneriffe, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 2"
Weight110 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Ann Emblidge, Small Street, Teneriffe, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 March 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1917
Discharge date17 January 1918
Other details

War service: England

Embarked, Brisbane, 16 August 1916; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916; marched into 13th Training Bn, Codford, 13 October 1916.

Admitted to Camps Isolation Hospital (mumps), 19 December 1916; marched into 13th Training Bn from Sutton Veny Hospital, 12 January 1917; marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 September 1917; marched into 'D' Sub-Depot, Parkhouse, 25 September 1917.

Commenced return to Australia (bronchitis) on board HT 'Lyttelia', 19 October 1917; disembarked, Brisbane, 15 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility and bronchitis), Brisbane, 17 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal.
SourcesNAA: B2455, EMBLIDGE Henry George

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