2483 Harry WEST

Date of enlistment	5^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	D Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action – Pozieres Hospitalised sick twice Awarded Military Medal Promoted to Corporal Marriage

Summary of Corporal West’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
12^th July 1920	Australia	Discharged
12^th May 1920	Australia	Disembarked Zealandic
27^th March 1920	England	Return to Australia on Zealandic, with wife
15^th November 1919	England	Granted indefinite leave
11^th August 1919	England	Marriage to Martha Matilda West, County Fermanagh
18^th January 1919	England	Transferred to Administration HQ (Demob section) London from leave
29^th December 1918	France	Marched out to England and leave
29^th October 1918	France	Promoted to Corporal
19^th June 1918	France	Appointed Lance Corporal
3^rd November 1917	Belgium	Re-joined Battalion
19^th October 1917	France	Marched in to 2^nd ADBD Le Havre
20^th September 1917	France	Transferred to Le Touquet
18^th September 1917	Belgium	Injured accidentally – sprained ankle
16^th November 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion
9^th November 1916	France	To hospital sick – bronchial catarrh
15^th September 1916	France	Awarded Military Medal for duties as stretcher-bearer
18^th August 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion
29^th July 1916	France	Admitted No.26 General Hospital Etaples
27^th July – 4^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – Gunshot Wound leg
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
16^th August 1915	Australia	Re-assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
2^nd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 21^st Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot