HART, George Hope Campbell
| Service Number: | 934 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Was Sergeant in his School Cadets Corps |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 10 March 1881 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Pearler |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, Mt Kemmel, 25 April 1918, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 14 |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 934, 12th Infantry Battalion, Was Sergeant in his School Cadets Corps | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 934, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 934, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Special mention in Divisional Orders for acts of courageous gallantry and valuable service during period 25/4/1915 to 5/6/1915 (Gallipoli) Not given as a MiD? (see pg 32 of Attestation papers) Mention in Dispatches, L.G. 29354.
Between 19/2/1917 to 15/9/1917 Lt Hart spent time seconded to the 3rd Light Trench Mortor Battalion and 69th Infantry Battalion before returning to the 12th Infantry Battalion
Died of wounds suffered at Mt Kemmel France on 25/4/1918 at the 15 Canadian Clearing Station from GSW right thigh fracture and left arm.
Lt Hart had also been wounded 1st on Gallipoli (14/5/1915) but recovered. He was also wounded (GSW back) in France on 24-25/7/1917 (Controlmaison, Pozieres)
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