Harry DISTANT

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Service Number:	65740
Enlisted:	22 July 1918, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Croydon, England, 1 November 1879
Home Town:	Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bread carter
Memorials:

22 Jul 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 65740, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Sydney, New South Wales
4 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 65740, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 65740, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney
25 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 65740, 3rd Infantry Battalion

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Pte. Harry Distant's brother was 316 Sgt. John Distant MM & Bar (/explore/people/684673) of the 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery who enlisted in Queensland and returned to Australia from active service on 8 July 1919.