Aaron Smith HADDON

HADDON, Aaron Smith

Service Number: 700
Enlisted: 28 August 1914
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born: Merewether, NSW, 1890
Home Town: Dudley, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Dudley Public School, Blackfriars Training College
Occupation: Packer
Died: Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917
Cemetery: Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
XXII E 10, Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dudley Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Dudley War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 700, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 700, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
19 Apr 1917: Involvement Trooper, 700, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 700 awm_unit: 1 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Mary HADDON, Ocean Street, Dudley, New South Wales

PRIVATE A. S. HADDON.
Private A. S. Haddon, reported wounded, is a son of Mrs. Haddon, of Dudley, Newcastle. He is 24 years of age, and lately resided at Redfern. A member of the Y.M.C.A. Soccer team, Private Haddon was previous to enlisting in the employ of Grace Bros.