Harold Henry HAUGHEY

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HAUGHEY, Harold Henry

Service Number:	2921
Enlisted:	23 February 1916, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 23 March 1898
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Mont Park, Victoria, Australia, 18 August 1969, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

23 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2921, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warrnambool, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 2921, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 2921, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
5 Feb 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps School (AIF), From 29th Battalion due to being underage
29 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 29th Infantry Battalion, From Australian Corps Schools - Working Party
12 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion
4 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2921, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Residential address at the time of enlistment was Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria

Son of Patrick Thomas Haughey and Elizabeth Haughey of Alfred Street, Richmond, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 22 May 1919 aboard HT Durham disembarking on 21 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1927c Harold married Margaret O'Brien in Victoria

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Brother of Vincent Michael Sylvester Haughey who served as Vincent Sylvester Haughey. Vincent returned to Australia early 1916 having served with the 3rd Field Artillery Battery

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