FOOT, Henry Daintree
Service Number: | 135 |
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Enlisted: | 14 August 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Townsville, Queensland, 10 September 1883 |
Home Town: | Cardington, Queenland |
Schooling: | Townsville Grammer School |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC No known grave |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Herberton War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Padre White Memorial Chapel, Townsville Cenotaph, Townsville Grammar School Roll of Honour, Townsville Grammar School WWI Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
14 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 135, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Townsville, Queensland | |
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17 Sep 1914: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 135, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
18 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 135, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enoggera, Queensland | |
1 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 135, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 135, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT A40 Ceramic, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 135, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 135 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
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Date unknown: | Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Father: Alfred Knethel Foot and Mother: Mary Eleanor Foot (nee Madden - b. 5/6/1857)
Mary Eleanor (the youngest) arrived in Melbourne in 1879 and somehow ended up in QLD near her brother. She came out with her sister Janet Louisa (both "ladies" on the shipping records). Janet must have returned at some stage as she appears in the 1901 census but retained property in QLD as that is mentioned in her will extract.
Parents married in 1881, and lived at Cardington Station, via Townsville, Queensland.
Children:
Daughter Janet Helen FOOT (b. - d. )
Son Henry Daintree FOOT (b. 1883 - d. 1/5/1915)
Son George Pierce FOOT (b. 1885 - d.
Daughter Alice Conchie FOOT (b. 1887 - d
Son Eric Douglas FOOT (b. 1889 - d.
Son Alexander Madden FOOT (b. 15/7/1892 - d. 22/11/1915)
Daughter Lilla Mary FOOT (b. 1894 - d.
Daughter Hester Olive Luise FOOT (b. 1896 - d.
Siblings in service:
Brother George Pierce FOOT - Private in 2nd Light Horse Regiment (service #74)
returned to Australia 22/1/1917
Brother Eric Douglas FOOT - Private in 4th Pioneer Battalion (service #4064)
returned to Australia 18/7/1919
Brother Alexander Madden FOOT - Private in 5th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
(service #244) Gallipoli Peninsula
killed in action 22/11/1915
On enlisting Henry lived at Cardington Station, via Townsville, Queensland.
He had been in the Townsville Rifle Club for some years, prior to enlisting.
Previous service: Served in the Militia (2nd Infantry)
Described on enlisting as 31 years old; single; 5' 6 1/2" tall; 124 lbs; medium complexion;
greyish brown eyes; black hair; Church of England.
August 1914 Mobilised for war service
8/8/1914 Embarked Cairns for Thursday Island
14/8/1914 Enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
16/8/1914 Re-embarked Thursday Island, on board Kanowna, for capture of German New Guinea
6/9/1914 taken on strength of Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
18/9/1914 returned to Townsville, owing to mutiny by members of ship's crew (firemen)
****Did not participate in capture of German New Guinea*****
18/9/1914 discharged from Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, 18 September 1914
Classified as eligible for British War medal.
17/9/1914 Enlisted in AIF at Enoggera, QLD
1/10/1914 Promoted Lance Corporal
22/12/1914 Embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A40 Ceramic
12/4/1915 Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary
Force, Gallipoli
1/5/1915 killed in action at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli
buried in : No known grave
Commemorated at The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 44), Gallipoli, Turkey
His name name is located at panel 75 in the Commemorative Area (www.awm.gov.au) at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
WWI 1914-15 Star (12417); British War Medal (6608); Victory Medal (6582)
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (308722).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/12/2014. Lest we forget.