HARDGRAVE, Herbert Montague
| Service Number: | 3581 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 November 1916, Chermside, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 3 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wellington Point, Redland, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruit farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 3 March 1980, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Cleveland Shire Council Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3581, Chermside, Queensland | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3581, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3581, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 11 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3581, 50th Infantry Battalion |
This is Poppa
H M Hardgrave was my Poppa. He didn't talk much about the war but he volunteered like all the others but he was 26, a little older than most. He went to France and I am so lucky he came home, because after he came home he married my Nana.
Submitted 22 September 2015 by Sheryl Mann