BANCROFT, Harry Walter
| Service Number: | 3010 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Auburn Boys Public School, Burwood State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 3. Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND ONE OF THE BEST |
| Memorials: | Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3010, Depot Battalion , Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3010, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3010, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per "Royal George" | |
| 28 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded in Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Died of Wounds Received in Actions at 14th Field Ambulance, France | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3010, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3010 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Henry and Emma Bancroft, husband of Ivy A. Bancroft, "Truro", Bishop Street, Burwood, New South Wales
News to hand that Private Harry W Bancroft, of Burwood, and previously of Auburn, died of wounds in France on July 20. He saw service in Rabaul, and enlisted a year ago with his brother, George, who died at Liverpool Camp. Two other brothers were fighting in Gallipoli and are now in France. When he went away from Australia he was a company sergeant major in the 18th Battalion, but while in Egypt he transferred to the Machine Gun Section, foregoing his rank. He was 27 years of age and married. His father was the late Mr. J.H. Bancroft, well known in Parramatta, Granville and Auburn districts, and one of deceased's sisters is wife of Mr. S.M. Paris, of Auburn.
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