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COLTHORPE, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3632, Q89918 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1917, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Reception Camp |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, 8 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 12 January 1958, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3632, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 2 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3632, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3632, 41st Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney | |
| 2 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 17 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3632, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Private, Q89918, Gympie, Queensland | |
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| 26 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q89918 | |
| 19 Jul 1944: | Discharged Private, Q89918, Reception Camp |
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Henry Colthorpe was selected for training in the 3rd Machine Gun Bn in England prior to deploying to France. After the Armistice, Henry was detached to the Graves Burial Detachment exhuming & re-interning Australian war dead before being returned to the 3rd MG Bn for return to Australia for demob.
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