Bale, Harry

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bale, Harry Service Number 1316 / no. 1237

Killed in Action 27th August 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

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And Vivienne Tranter

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NAME Bale, Harry

SERVICE NO 1316 (Regimental no 1237 appears on all communications/paperwork)

UNIT 8th Battalion. 2

nd Renf

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 24 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Queanbeyan, (sic) NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 5 Nov 1914

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Melbourne, Victoria

PREVIOUS SERVICE nil

NEXT OF KIN Father;- Samuel Hammond Bale. Gundagai, NSW

Mother- Jane

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’ 8”. Weight- 10st 4lbs. Chest- 34-37

Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Scar inside R/calf. Mole below R/nipple

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED

DISEMBARKED

NOTES ID disk, no. 1237 returned to father

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED KIA 27 Aug 1915 – Gallipoli Peninsular

BURIED Shrapnel Valley Anzac Cem., abt 400yds S W of Anzac Cove. (ID no 1237) by W E Dexter. Plot 2, Row B Gve 11.

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-7113, British War Medal-7897, Victory Medal-7859. Memorial Plaque -304903

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE

REMARKS

Abridged record courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3046825

Abridged records courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3046825

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