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Arts II : Captain, 13th Battn., A.I.F., Gallipoli and France; also A.N. and M.E.F., New Guinea. Enlisting 10th August, 1914, and sailing on first troopship, "Berrima ", served in New Guinea, returning 17th February, 1915. Re-Enlisting 30th March, was commissioned 5th June and, sailing as O.C. 7th Reinforcements 13th Battn. 20th August, was in Gallipoli till the Evacuation. Crossing to France 2nd June, 1916, served till death. Promoted captain, 1st March, 1916. Killed in Action, Pozieres, 15th July, 1916. Commemorated in Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later at St. Andrew''s College.
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1893Henley H.L. : Life.Birth 1893
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?Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
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1914Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
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1914Military service at Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea 1914
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1914Enlisted 10 Aug 1914
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?Military service as Captain at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; France --, France ; Papua New Guinea --, Papua New Guinea
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1915Enlisted 30 Mar 1915
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1915Embarked 20 Aug 1915 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
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1916Death in Pozières -- Somme, France 15 July 1916
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