SADLER, Harold Cyril
| Service Number: | 1245 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wickham, New South Wales, Australia, 15 March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastry packer |
| Died: | Islington, New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1965, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery ANGLICAN 2-116. 59. Honour Roll: Citizens of Wickham, Volunteers to the Great European War, 1914-1919 |
| Memorials: | Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1245, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1245, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1245, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1245, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW ear to mouth | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1245, 35th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD due to wounding at Messines Appointed LCpl 20/11/1916 to 23/12/1916 reverted to Pte at own request |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
55 years ago today, on the 4th August 1965, Private Harold Cyril Sadler, 35th Battalion, pastry packer (Great Northern Bread Company, Hamilton, N.S.W.), from 138 Maitland Road, Islington, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 68. ANGLICAN 2-116. 59.
Born at Wickham, New South Wales on the 15th March 1897 to William David and Anora Sadler; husband of Hilda Florence C Sadler nee Lauer (married 1918, Newcastle, N.S.W., died 1972), Harold enlisted January 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133880564
Wounded in action - 7.6.1917 (GSW face, Battle of Messines - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134868264), Mr Sadler returned home February 1918, being discharged on the 21st March 1918.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140981623
Harold’s name has been inscribed on the Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board (1), unveiled on the 26th February 1916 (photo courtesy of Ed Tonks, O.A.M.). Unsure why Harold’s name has not been inscribed on the Wickham Superior Public School Roll of Honour.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=20227#2
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.
Younger brother Phillip Alfred (Reg No-7110, 17th Battalion, born 1900, died 1960, resting Tweed Heads Cemetery) also served 1st A.I.F.
Lest We Forget.
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