Harold Alfred GOTTLIEB MM

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GOTTLIEB, Harold Alfred

Service Number:	2797
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Manchester, England, 4 April 1892
Home Town:	Gilberton, Walkerville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2797, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2797, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
11 Sep 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1

Biography

"PRIVATE H. A. GOTTLIEB.

Nurse N. Miller, of 5, Park-terrace, Gilberton has received from Private H. A. Gottlieb, of Gilberton, a card sent to him by Major-General Cox, for bravery under heavy fire on August 29 and 30. This is the second occasion that Private Gottlieb has been commended for his bravery in the field. Private Gottlieb went from France to London on October 5, 1916, for ten days' leave and received the Military Medal. He was twice mentioned in dispatch for scouting and dispatch running." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 06 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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