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HARTNETT, Walter Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 559 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Adelong, New South Wales, 4 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Batlow, Tumut Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 17 September 1969, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Guyra United Grand Lodge Guyra No 325 Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 559, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 559, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 559, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 559, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 15 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 16 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
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