ECKFORD, Harlie Muir
| Service Number: | 2301 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mercer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 24 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2301, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2301, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2301, 13th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2301 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-24 |
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Harlie Muir ECKFORD was born in 1895 in West Maitland, NSW
His parents were Alick William Henry ECKFORD and Emily BRACKENREY
He enlisted on 26th April, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was with the 34th Battalion, 4th reinfocements - unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Borda on 17th October 1916 -he also served with the 13th Battalion in France & Belgium
Harlie was Killed in Action on 24th September, 1917 near Polygon Wood - no known grave - he is listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate ) Memorial in Belgium and also honoured on the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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