Harold Norman ANNEAR

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Service Number:	633
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Previous service volunteer citizen forces 63rd infantry. 5’9.5” tall, 145 pounds, fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, Presbyterian
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Guildford, Victoria, Australia, 22 May 1893
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Castlemaine State School
Occupation:	Last Maker
Died:	Gun Shot Wounds, abdomen and lower thigh, 17th Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Ref XX E 18
Memorials:

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 633, 6th Infantry Battalion, Previous service volunteer citizen forces 63rd infantry. 5’9.5” tall, 145 pounds, fresh complexion, grey eyes, dark hair, Presbyterian
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 633, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 633, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 633, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Rejoined unit in the Dardenelles 27 May, 1915
7 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 6th Infantry Battalion
25 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 6th Infantry Battalion
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 633, 6th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, 4 October, 1917, Becelaire Broodseinde Road, Molenaarelst, Captain Annear led two platoons of C Company in capturing a strong post against stubborn resistance, and succeeded in taking 15 prisoners and two machine guns. On that same day, Harold was wounded in action, gun shot wounds to abdomen and lower thigh, and died the following day 5 October, 1917 at No.17 Casualty Clearing Station, based at Remy Siding, Belgium.

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