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HARDAKER, George William

Service Number:	8905
Enlisted:	13 November 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Newtown New South Wales, Australia, February 1889
Home Town:	Albion, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine driver
Died:	Hit by Shell, Belgium, 1 November 1917
Cemetery:	Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Albert Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, Windsor War Memorial

World War 1 Service

13 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 8905, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
16 Nov 1915:	Involvement 8905, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
16 Nov 1915:	Embarked 8905, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
15 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
13 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
13 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
24 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
1 Nov 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 8905, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 8905 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-11-01

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