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SHELTON, Harold William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1088 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1914, Enlisted at Pntville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Avoca, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Avoca, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds while Prisoner of War, Constantinople, Turkey, 3 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey Plot 1, Row F, Grave 14, Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1088, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pntville, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1088, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1088, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Imprisoned ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taken prisoner while wounded and died in Turkish hands | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1088, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Type of wounds unknown but taken as Prisoner of War while wounded and died in Turkish hands | |
| 3 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1088, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1088 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles and Lucy Ann Shelton of Rose Cottage, Avoca, Tasmania. Brother of Leonard Charles Shelton who was killed in action on 19 September 1917 while serving with the 12th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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