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GERHARDY, Johannes Arthur
| Service Number: | 3556 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lobethal, 26 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Black Hill, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Black Hill, South Australia, 22 September 1961, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Black Hill and District Roll of Honour, Walker Flat Forster & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3556, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3556, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 3556, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
Johannes Arthur Gerhardy
Name: Johannes Arthur Gerhardy
Service Number: 3556
Place of Birth: Neudorf / Lobethal
Date of Birth: 26 January 1892
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 27 April 1916
Age at Enlistment: 24 years
Next of Kin: Father, Johann August Carl Gerhardy
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Private
Johannes left Adelaide with his brother Gustav on the Ballarat on 12 August 1916 and arrived in Devonport on 30 September. He went to France from Folkestone with his unit on 30 December. Johannes was gassed and suffered shrapnel wounds in action on 2 June 1918 and was evacuated to Kitchener Military Hospital at Brighton, England for treatment the next day. He was able to leave hospital on 9 June and return to his unit. Johannes returned to Australia on the Wahehe on 31 March 1920 and
was discharged on 10 July.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
GERHARDY, Johannes Arthur was born on the 26th of January 1892 in Lobethal South Australia. Before Arthur enlisted he worked as a labourer.
Johannes enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force on the 27th of April 1916 at Adelaide, South Australia. He served in the 32nd Infantry Battalion as a Private. His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on the 12th of August 1916. Johannes fought on the Western Front.
After the war Johannes returned home to Australia arriving 18th May 1920. He was discharged from the Australian Imperial forces on the 10th of July 1920. Johannes lived until 1961 when he died from natural causes on the 22nd of September.
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