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AARONS, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 776 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Shrapnel Wounds To Both Leg, Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row H, Grave 7 Rev. McPhee officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 776, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 3 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 776, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 776, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Melbourne | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 776, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 776 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 776, 4th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, SW to legs sustained during the action at Leane's Trench (having only joined his unit on 27 July 1915). Evacuated to 1st ACCS where he died of his wounds later the same day. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Benjamin and Matilda Aarons of 59 Cowper Street, Footscray, Vic; brother of Gabriel Aarons who returned to Australia on 17 October 1916 having served with the 13th Light Horse Regiment
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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