Henry, John

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Henry, Allen John

Service Service Number Number 1494 1145 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 15th May 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Henry, John

SERVICE NO

1145

UNIT

45th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

21 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH

Berry, NSW

ADDRESS

Conboyne, Nth Coast

OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

16 Feb 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

West Maitland, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Father;- John Henry, Cutrock Rd. Ourimbah, NSW Mother;- Agnes Henry

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’ 8½’. Weight-165lbs. Chest-37-39½”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

2 May 1916- Sydney per HMT Horohata

DISEMBARKED

23 Jun 1916- Plymouth per HMT Aragon

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

15 May 1917-France

BURIED MEDALS

British War Medal-38438, Victory Medal-38126. Memorial Plaque & Scroll324775.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Disc/ 2 Razors, Playing Cards, Brush/

WILL

Beneficiary;-Mother;- Mrs Agnes Henry, Ourimbah

CORRESPONDENCE

Mother/

REMARKS

Brother;- James William Henry 3165 48th Btn died 14 Oct 1917-France

RED CROSS REPORT NEWSPAPER REPORTS

Gosford Times 14th June 1917 OURIMBAH (From our Correspondent) Mr and Mrs J Henry, of Ourimbah, have been advised by cable that their son, Private Jack Henry, has been killed in action during the "big push" in France on 15th May last. He enlisted in February, 1915, joining the 34th Battalion, and after a course of training at Rutherford Camp was sent to England where he put in a couple of months at Sailsbury Plains, and was then sent across to France. The deceased soldier lad was only 33 years of age, and was born at Bellawongarah, South Coast district. Mr and Mrs Henry have two other sons in the firing line. Deep sympathy is expressed for the family in their bereavement.

Sydney Morning Herald 19th June 1917 NEW SOUTH WALES KILLED Pte JOHN HENRY, Ourimbah, 15/5/1917

Gosford Times 21st June 1917 ROLL OF HONOR HENRY-Private John, killed in action on 15 May, 1917, Aged 23 years and 3 months. Somewhere in France they have laid him, Our soldier friend so brave and true; fought for our freedom and liberty, and died 'neath the Red, White and Blue Inserted by his friends, Mary and G R ( rest missing )

Gosford Times 21st June 1917 Private J Henry, son of Mr J Henry, of Ourimbah, is reported to have been killed in France on 15 th May. Another name to be added to the list of heroes from this district who have made the great sacrifice.

Gosford Times 16th May 1918 HERNY;- In sad but loving memory of our dear son, Private John Henry, who was killed Somewhere in France, whilst fighting for King and Country, on May 15th, 1917 We prefured his safe returning We longed to clasp his hand; But God has postponed our meeting till we meet in a better land Inserted by his loving father and mother, brothers and sisters.

Gosford Times 13th June 1918 Mr John Henry has been notified that his third son is missing. His other two sons were killed in action some months ago. We all deeply sympathise with Mr and Mrs Henry and family in their sorrow.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 5395710

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