Harry GLEDHILL

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Service Number:	3498
Enlisted:	9 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Strathfieldsaye, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Strathfieldsaye, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Longlea State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Etaples, France, 24 August 1916
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Plot IX, Row F, Grave No. 18, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

9 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3498, Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
24 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
18 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 8th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Severe GSW to right thigh and left leg. Evacuated to St John's Hospital, Etaples where he died from gangrene poisoning on 24 August 1916.
24 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3498, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3498 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-24

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