Branch of Service

Army

Conflict

World War I (1914-1918)

Date of Enlistment

19/09/1915

Date of Discharge

18/01/1917

Place of Enlistment

Goulburn NSW

Gender

Male

Other Name(s)

Known as 'Harry'

Place of Birth

Yass NSW

Address (at enlistment)

Williamsdale ACT

Occupation

Labourer

Next of Kin

George Locke (father), Williamsdale ACT

Service Number

2197

Final Rank

Trooper

Final Unit

2 Double Squadron AIF

Queanbeyan RSL Wall of Remembrance, Crawford St, Queanbeyan NSW
Bungendore War Memorial arch, Gibraltar Street, Bungendore (as Lock, H)

Because he was under 21 years of age Locke needed parental permission to enlist. On his application to enlist, dated 13 September 1915, he gave his address as 'Williamsdale' and parents as George and Annie Locke of Williamsdale. He enlisted with Harold Gibbs who was also from Williamsdale. Locke was farewelled at the Royal Hotel, Bungendore in February 1916 and embarked the next month for Egypt where he joined the 2nd Double Squadron at Serapeum. He was hospitalised in August 1916 with "cardiac dilatation" and a medical board hearing found that Locke was anaemic and suffering from general debility. He was discharged medically unfit on 18 January 1917.

Locke married Katie Nash of Pine Valley via Bungendore in August 1918. He died on 18 February 1965, aged 67 years, and is buried in the ex-servicemen's portion of the Woden Cemetery.

Description - height 5 feet 9 inches, weight 140 pounds, chest 33-35 inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair, Church of England, scar on his left knee.

First World War Unit Embarkation Rolls
Rex Cross, 'Bygone Queanbeyan', 1980
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)
National Archives (A206) Volume 9 [Federal Capital (Yass-Canberra district). Copies of correspondence, reports etc subsequent to passing of 'Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909 (NSW)' and 'Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909 (Commonwealth)'] - folio 95, 1913 FCT Census
Queanbeyan/ Canberra Advocate - 13 December 1915, 11 February 1916
Queanbeyan Age - 16 January 1917, 6 February 1917, 20 August 1918