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DUMBRILL, Henry Walter Seymour
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(Pte) Henry Walter Seymour Dumbrill
Bugler Henry Walter Seymour Dumbrill, 10th Battalion, of Semaphore, SA. An engineer's apprentice before enlisting in October 1914 at the age of 16 years and eleven months.
Bugler Dumbrill was a pre-war member of the 77th Battalion Military Cadets and left Australia for Egypt with the 1st Reinforcement in December 1914.
He spent two months on Gallipoli before being evacuated with influenza, and rejoined the battalion in England in February 1916. Arriving in France for service on the Western Front in July 1916, Bugler Dumbrill was killed in action at Mouquet Farm on 23 August 1916, aged 18.
| Regimental number | 1134 |
| School | Le Fevers Peninsula Public School, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 17 |
| Next of kin | Father, Herbert Seymour Dumbrill, Military Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 77th Battalion Military Cadets as Bugler. |
| Enlistment date | 23-Oct-14 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Themistocles on 7 December 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action 23 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
| Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert Seymour and Emily DUMBRILL, Military Road, South Semaphore, South Australia |
| Other details | War service: Gallipoli, Western Front |
| Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Data Source: AIF Project
Photo Source: AWM
ID number P07390.001
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital print
Photographer Unknown
Place made Australia
Date made 1914
Description: Studio portrait of 1134 Bugler Henry Walter Seymour Dumbrill, 10th Battalion, of Semaphore, SA.
Permalink: http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P07390.001