TARDENT, Oswald Urbin
| Service Numbers: | 149, 40 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, 11 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Roma State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Morlancourt, France, 14 June 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie Querrieu British Cemetery, Querrieu, Picardie, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Roma Heroes Avenue
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Roma Cenotaph, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 149, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 149, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 149, 14th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 40, 25th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France) |
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"...40 Sergeant Oswald Urbin Tardent, A Squadron, 14th Light Horse Regiment, of Roma, Qld. A labourer prior to enlisting on 26 July 1915, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Beltana on 13 May 1916. Sgt Tardent was transferred to the 25th Battalion and was wounded at Morlancourt, France, and died on 14 June 1918, aged 24 years. Three other members of his family also served with the AIF. They were: Lieutenant Jules Louis Tardent, 42nd Battalion, who was awarded the Croix de Guerre; 7359 Lance Corporal Emile Augusta Tardent, 42nd Battalion, who was awarded the Military Medal (MM), and 729 Private Edward Felix Tardent, 42nd Battalion, who was killed in action on 31 July 1917, in Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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