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HEDGER, Henry Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6125 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 April 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 24 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of Illness (malaria), Alexandria, Egypt, 25 November 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6125, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6125, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6125, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Brigade Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Camel Corps | |
| 4 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Camel Corps | |
| 25 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6125, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6125 awm_unit: Australian Army Service Corps awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-11-25 |
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"HEDGER.— Died of malarial fever, in Palestine, Company Sergeant-major Henry Victor Hedger (Anzac), enlisted March, 1915, died November 25, 1918, aged 23 years, the dearly loved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hedger, of Spofforth-street, Cremorne.
Loved by all who knew him and died as God willed it — a hero. Inserted by his sorrowing parents, sisters, and brothers." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 05 Dec 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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