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GLEDHILL, Harry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3498 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3498, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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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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