ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

TRIGWELL, Henry Lester

Full Name: Henry Lester

TRIGWELL

Date of Birth: 07

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1895

Place of birth: Donnybrook

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Boyanup WA

Next of Kin: Father-Thomas Trigwell, Mother-Anne Elizabeth Trigwell

Next of Kin Address: Boyanup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3228

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 48th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-10-14

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-12-23

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Disembarkation Date: 1917-02-16

Locations Served:

,

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-05-21

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30/10/1916-To 91 Depot as Private
16/11/1916-To 44th Battalion 7th Reinforcements
2/12/1916-To 48th Battalion 8th Reinforcements
6/03/1917-To 12th Training Battalion Codford England ex Details Sutton Mandeville
2/07/1917-Proceeded Overseas 4th Aust Division Base Depot Havre France ex Folkestone ex Codford
25/07/1917-Joined 48th Battalion in the field France
12/10/1917-Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
12/10/1917-Reported Captured Ypres-Rouelles Railway & Taken PRISONER OF WAR– Interred Limburg Germany
2/12/1918-Repatriated Dover England ex Germany
4/01/1919-To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England for Return to Australia
5/03/1919-Embarked Portland for Australia per “Nevasa”
20/04/1919-Disembarked Australia
21/05/1919-Discharged from Service
25/09/1919-Discharged from Service
26/11/1940- Died after Discharge.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 17067

Victory Medal – No. 16588.

 

PRISONER OF WAR – RED CROSS FILES SUMMARY

24/11/1917- London- Censor Extract from Letter to Mrs T. Trigwell dated 14/10/1917, Certified by AIF Headquarters List- ” Missing 12/10/1917.  Prisoner of War.  Registered Limburg.  Quite well “.

5/12/1918- London – Certified by list from AIF Headquarters dated 4/12/1918- ” Repatriated Prisoner of War.  Arrived Dover  2/12/1918 “.