| Unit |
1st Battalion |
Rank |
Private |
Service no. |
577 |
| Date of Death |
10 June 1915 |
Place of Death |
at sea - on H.S. Sicilia,
between Gallipoli and Malta |
Age
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24 |
| Cemetery |
Lone Pine Memorial |
Details |
Panel 15 |
| Epitaph |
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| Next of Kin |
(Father)
MARSHALL
Alexander Wilson |
| Parents |
Alexander Wilson
and Elizabeth Agnes MARSHALL |
Stewart St,
Devonport TAS |
| Date of Birth |
18 January 1890 |
Place of birth |
Launceston, TAS |
Source |
AWM - Roll of Honour & TAS
B,D&M |
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| General |
According to the newspaper reports,
on 25 April 1915 Henry, and one other, carried Lieutenant Champion to
safety, after he had been injured, "under a hail of lead a distance of
600 or 700 yards". He avowed "that I am alive today is due in very
large measure to your son's gallantry." They then returned to the
firing line. Lieutenant Champion stated his intention to recommend
them both for the Victoria Cross. On 5 June
1915 Henry was sent out as part of a party intending to put a Turkish
machine gun out of action. The raid was successful, but Henry
received a serious gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to the
4th Field Ambulance and then onto the hospital ship Sicilia.
It was there that he died, somewhere between Gallipoli and Malta.
He was buried at sea. |
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Other Sources |
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Photo |
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Photo |
The Sydney Mail
newspaper, 25 August 1915, page 27 (source 15) |
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Photo |
The Sydney Mail
newspaper, 11 August 1915, page 29 (source 15) |
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Photo |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 21 July 1915, page 11 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Sydney Mail
newspaper, 25 August 1915, page 27 (source 15) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 21 July 1915, page 11 (source 70) |
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Family details |
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Headstone |
http://www.anzacs.net
(source 12) |
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